Record Accession Number: 1439

First UVA program NURS Second UVA program
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Home town Etlan Home state VA
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Home town classification Farm
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High school classification Public
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Was your high school co-ed? Yes
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Did you come directly from high school to UVA? No
Comments if not directly from high school College - B.A. English
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If married, was it before, during, or after UVA?
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Was your spouse associated with UVA?
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Family members at UVA
Comments on family members at UVA Brother #2 - MED
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Date entered UVA Date left UVA
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Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA For nurses training
How did you finance UVA?
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Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration field of service to others - nursing
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences good
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions Some were very helpful and showed concern for the students both inside and outside the classroom.
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact Nurses - associated with them constantly.
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience Being in charge of nursing unit after one year of training.
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities We usually were assigned to work as part of the diploma nursing program.
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Attended meetings; socialized with members.
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues Racial integration.
How interest in issues was expressed
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UVA housing
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Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes McKim was hot in the summer - no air conditioning and we were often working night shift and trying to sleep the day in an oven!
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location hospital cafeteria
Did you interact outside of UVA?
Interaction detail Attended church.
Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories Fry Springs Beach Club was free to nursing students in the summer for swimming but there was no way to get there except walk down the railroad tracks.
Did you feel part of UVA community? Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings Hospital community. Working with nurses and physicians at the hospital made me feel a part of their community. We had very little contact with the rest of the University and the feeling in general was that we were not part of the University itself.
Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories On my first day in the hospital, I was assigned to care for a patient and when I went to the room, the patient was dead. Fortunately, this did not represent my general experience at U.Va. or in nursing.
Did marital status affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of marital status Not married - socialized with those not married. Babysat for doctor.
Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of cultural background Joined a religious club with views similar to those I had been brought up with.
Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness I remained at U.Va. Hospital for several years. The nurses training prepared me for that work well.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event Additional education.
Personal factors that affected professional life
Comments on personal factors Developed Rheumatic Arthritis when age 35 which curtailed a nursing career in a traditional manner and led to early retirement due to disability.
Other factors affecting life after the university
Comments on other factors Caring for aged parents and relatives.
First post-UVA job First job dates
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Do you think of yourself as a career woman?
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Barriers faced in work and volunteering
Comments on barriers question As a woman I have often had to do the work of a man who got paid more than I.
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