Record Accession Number: 1086
First UVA program	NURS	Second UVA program
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Home town	Chatham	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	1 year college
Important activities before coming to UVA
Comments on important activities	school, church, family gatherings
If married, was it before, during, or after UVA?	After
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Was your spouse associated with UVA?
Comments on spouses association with UVA	none of above
Mother's first degree		Mother's first college	Farmville College - no degree
Mother's second college		Mother's second degree
Mother's third college		Mother's third degree
Father's first degree		Father's first college
Father's second college		Father's second degree
Father's third school		Father's third degree
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Third sister's level of schooling		First brother's level of schooling
Second brother's level of schooling		Third brother's level of schooling
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First other college		First other concentration
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Second other degree		Second other dates of attendance
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Comments on college experiences
Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA	good nursing school
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing	family
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration	to become an RN
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences	very good
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions	Respected them- minimum contact outside the classroom.
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact	1. Roommates and classmates-we lived and worked together 3 years. 2. Head nurses on the hospital ward because they were our mentors. 3. Doctors and interns - intelligent. 2. Head nurses or the hospital ward b/c they were our mentors. 3. doctors and interns-intelligent.
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience	Enjoyed my experiences on the wards and in classroom except chemistry.
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities	No cars, so did a lot of walking on U.Va. campus and the city. Social life with college students. Visited in homes of local classmates.
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations	Nurse cadet corps last 2 years. Spent last 6 mos. at Woodrow Wilson Army Hospital, Staunton, Va.
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues	WWII-I had 3 brothers in military. The war ended August 1945-weeks before graduation.
How interest in issues was expressed
Comments on how interest was expressed	Wrote letters to brothers and friends in the war-and prayed a lot.
UVA housing
Comments on housing	Dormitory, rooming house
Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes	Liked them, nice living with all those "sisters"-since I had 5 brothers. The housemothers were good to us.
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location	hospital cafeteria
Did you interact outside of UVA?
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Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories	Lovely area. Had to depend on city bus for transportation.
Did you feel part of UVA community?		Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings	Mostly the med and nursing school, but I recall strolling our campus with pride. Football games were a thrill.
Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories	Our senior year ball. We drew names for which doctor we would dance the Virginia Reel with. Fun!
Did marital status affect UVA experiences
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Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of cultural background	no effect
Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness	My nursing education will always be helpful for daily life.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event	Marriage- 3 daughters, 4 grandchildren.
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Other factors affecting life after the university
Comments on other factors	marriage-1947- to military husband. Had 50th anniversary 1997.
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Do you think of yourself as a career woman?
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