Record Accession Number: 1089
First UVA program	NURS	Second UVA program
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Home town	Marqarito, Canal Zone, and Cha	Home state	VA
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Home town classification	Small city
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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	I attended Canal Zone Junior College for 1 year. I did not attend the second year, as we did not know if college would reopen because of WWII.
Important activities before coming to UVA
Comments on important activities	swimming, friends, school
If married, was it before, during, or after UVA?	After
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Was your spouse associated with UVA?	No
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Mother's first degree	Vassar College	Mother's first college
Mother's second college		Mother's second degree
Mother's third college		Mother's third degree
Father's first degree	high school, then technical sc	Father's first college
Father's second college		Father's second degree
Father's third school		Father's third degree
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First sister's level of schooling		Second sister's level of schooling
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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Family members at UVA
Comments on family members at UVA	Brother--John A. Dovel, Jr. --Engineering
Mother's first occupation		Mother's second occupation
Mother's third occupation		Father's first occupation
Father's second occupation		Father's third occupation
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Date entered UVA		Date left UVA
First other college		First other concentration
First other degree		First other dates of attendance
Second other college		Second other concentration
Second other degree		Second other dates of attendance
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Fifth other degree		Fifth other dates of attendance
Comments on college experiences
Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA	my father felt that NYC (I was headed to nursing at Columbia Presbyterian) would be bombed before Charlottesville, VA
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing	Parents + Cadet Corps.
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration	It seemed most appealing at the time
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences	fine but not challenging enough
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions	fine
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact	Catherine Cover, RN--Director, School of Nursing. She took the time to talk to me, not about academics, but about my concerns associated with WWII and the fact that my family was still in Canal Zone.
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience	Not challenging enough
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities	with family (brother at U.Va. and relatives in town)
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations	Swimming--Nurses training did not allow much time for extra curricular activities
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues	WWII
How interest in issues was expressed
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UVA housing
Comments on housing	dormitory
Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes	I did not like having to go to work until 7 pm, change clothes and go to "corner" and be back in at 8 pm
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location	hospital cafeteria
Did you interact outside of UVA?
Interaction detail	see 22
Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories	Loved it and still do
Did you feel part of UVA community?		Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings	yes and no. The hospital was a separate world from the University.
Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories	I loved walking on the grounds, particularly in Spring and Fall seasons
Did marital status affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of marital status	none
Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of cultural background	My family (immediate and relatives) have always had strong feelings toward the University.
Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness	It prepared me very well in Nursing--I had opportunities for advancement for which I had no interest.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event	I attained a BS in Physics--worked for a short time in Radiological Health, got married, didn't work for ten years, attended computer classes after my husband died, stayed in computers
Personal factors that affected professional life
Comments on personal factors	After my husband died, I continued to care for my invalid mother for seventeen more years. She had in home nursing assistance while I was at work. This responsibility curtailed both my social and professional life outside the home.
Other factors affecting life after the university
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First post-UVA job		First job dates
Second post-UVA job		Second job dates
Third post-UVA job		Third job dates
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First post-UVA volunteer position		First volunteer dates
Second post-UVA volunteer position		Second volunteer dates
Third post-UVA volunteer position		Third volunteer 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	There definitely was a gender biased pay differential when I worked in the computer field.
Current marital status
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Current age range
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Number of children
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Additional comments	The friendships I made while at U.Va. are still part of my life. No doubt my experiences added to my maturity.
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