Record Accession Number: 1138
First UVA program NURS Second UVA program
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Home town Bridgewater Home state VA
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Home town classification Small town
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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 2.5 yrs. at Bridgewater College
Important activities before coming to UVA
Comments on important activities school, family, sports
If married, was it before, during, or after UVA? After
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Was your spouse associated with UVA? Student
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Mother's first degree music Mother's first college Mary Baldwin
Mother's second college Mother's second degree
Mother's third college Mother's third degree
Father's first degree agriculture Father's first college
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Family members at UVA
Comments on family members at UVA none of my parental family, one son graduated from med school in 1980. Also, 1 nephew, 1 niece from law school, and 1 one from the College
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Mother's third occupation Father's first occupation
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Date entered UVA Date left UVA
First other college First other concentration
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Comments on college experiences
Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA I believed that offered the best program in my area of interest.
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing family and cadet nurse corps
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration I was a pre-med student in 1945, there was no indication in '44-'45 that the war would end anytime soon, and I wanted to do something relevant.
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences very good
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions At that time there was very little interation between faculty and students, such as they were, they were positive
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact Miss Walker, Dir. of nurses and head of the nursing program. She was an intelligent, professional, caring individual, an excellent role model.
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience Long, hard hours filled with exciting, demanding work. We worked 8 or more hours in the hospital in addition to attending class. My mother was convinced that it was an endurance test.
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities We worked at least 2 weekends a month. There were lots of men and only 300 of us- a very nice situation.
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations I was on the student govt. organization (nursing) for most of my time as a student and on the yearbook staff.
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues I was 18-21 while there. WWII ended shortly before I started classes-events were overwhelming and far away.
How interest in issues was expressed
Comments on how interest was expressed Nothing- I wasn't old enough to vote. I had been active in politics in college, but to my knowledge there was nothing available for my participation at U.Va.
UVA housing
Comments on housing Dormitory
Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes I was grateful for air conditioning when the new addition to McKim Hall was added.
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location hospital dining room
Did you interact outside of UVA?
Interaction detail church
Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories I had been familiar with Charlottesville most of my life- I knew it a small, nice city.
Did you feel part of UVA community? Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings I cannot recall anything that was done to make the nursing students a real part of the community.
Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories As previously mentioned, I was a a member of the student govt. and we had tremendous disciplinary responsibilities to the extent of recommending dismissal for infraction of the rules, including the honor code. These experiences & dealing with the life and death in the clinical setting made a lasting impression on me.
Did marital status affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of marital status There was no such thing as marital status. We had to leave school in order to marry. A member of my class did leave. I started in a class of 75 and 28 graduated.
Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of cultural background none- I am caucasion and there wasn't anything else.
Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness Yes, I have worked in nursing for most of my life: I have held jobs at all the levels of the clinical hierarchy from staff nurse to director. I have also taught nursing and been director of 3 programs.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event marriage, 3 children, fine grandchildren
Personal factors that affected professional life
Comments on personal factors The fact that we have moved fairly frequently has contributed to the variety of jobs that I've had.
Other factors affecting life after the university
Comments on other factors marriage, motherhood, grandmotherhood
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Do you think of yourself as a career woman?
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Current marital status
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Additional comments My experience there ended 50 years ago! Nursing, society, and the world have changed immeasurably in this time and, of course, so have I. My education at U.Va. has prepared me well for the work I have done. In addition to the nursing diploma, I also have credits toward a BSNE-no longer in existence- a master in nursing and a master in counseling. The quality of all these has been both good and useful.

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