Record Accession Number: 1148
First UVA program NURS Second UVA program
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Home town Washington Home state DC
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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? Yes
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Important activities before coming to UVA
Comments on important activities JANGO (nurses aid-volunteer); swimming-(exhibition aquacade swimming); summer camp- 8-10 wk sessions swimming-(exhabition aquacade swimming) summer camp- 8-10 wk sessions
If married, was it before, during, or after UVA? After
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Was your spouse associated with UVA? No
Comments on spouses association with UVA However, I was engaged to a student but never married him.
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Family members at UVA
Comments on family members at UVA My son applied but decided to go elsewhere and then went on to seminary.
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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 The nursing school was an outstanding school and it offered me what I was looking for.
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing Parents paid for it as the govt. nursing plan had just ended.
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration I felt God was calling me- I enjoyed people. I liked being able to make them feel better or more comfortable in their time of discomfort and pain.
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences thorough, intense
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions mostly not allowed
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact other students nurses, also many of the patients- a baby who had swallowed lye, a young boy stepped on by a cow, polio and T.B. patients, Hatfields and McCoys, iron lungs
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience It was difficult but satisfying. I came away well-equipped for the years ahead. I continued nursing in many areas of nursing and many areas of the country for 40 years- couldn't have asked for better.
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities On occasions a group of student nurses and U.Va. students would get a car and go up on the "drive" picnic and enjoy the view. Free time was at a premium, so maybe a walk on grounds.
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations Bible study and church youth groups, when possible. Participation made it easier to accept many of the circumstances we had to face in our work and learning.
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues can't remember
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 It was safe. There were times of great fun. There were curfew hours (good and bad) , housemothers (good and bad experiences). Put. rooms, Rm and board part of tuition.
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location hospital cafeteria, occasionally ate out with date
Did you interact outside of UVA?
Interaction detail Church
Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories The trains behind McKim Hall. the drug store on main St., the beautiful snow on the lawn outside McKim Hall, Because we had little free time, much of it was spent on the Univ. grounds-concerts, football games, occasional party
Did you feel part of UVA community? Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings
Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories 1. Study took up a good bit of our free time, and if you wanted to spend that time with your boyfriend, you had to find a quiet place to do it. The cemetery there was beautiful and quiet. Yes, we did study. However, we enjoyed our quiet time too. 2. We had a winning football team. There were many happy days spent cheering them on. No, I never dated any of them (football stars). 3. Walking the grounds and [serpentarian?] wall walks. Spending time at the Rotunda and on the "green."
Did marital status affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of marital status Again, I mentioned that the student nurses were the only females on the campus- also, they were single. Therefore, I think one's experiences could be whatever you wanted and could get away with (if that was your desire).
Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
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Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness Yes, definitely. I came away knowing I was a good nurse with a good background and knowledge and experience. It sent me on a road of enjoyment and fulfillment in many areas of my life.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event Most events were good ones. Accepting work in various fields of nursing and various parts of the country. For instance, if I had not come to Fl. to be near my ill parents I would never have worked for Eastern Airlines, never met my husband, never have the wonderful children and family I have. If I had never gone to Alaska to work, I would never have received all the blessings I did there.
Personal factors that affected professional life
Comments on personal factors The unexplained death of my spouse (age 46), left with 4 teenagers to raise and support. Although I had worked over the years it was the fact that my and my family's needs were able to be met by my professional life. Not only financially, but the hours needed to be with my children were provided. My professional life was affected but enhanced by this.
Other factors affecting life after the university
Comments on other factors 1. Getting polio at age 21, we didn't know the pt. had it until her autopsy was done. 2. Getting "rat fever" while working in cancer research. 3. Becoming totally blind. 4. Learning how to live with post polio syndrome. 5. being blessed by 4 wonderful children, still today.
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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 Many times- overworked and underpaid. For many years nurses worked long hours for little pay. There was no such thing as retirement plans, health insurance, holiday or birth time off, savings plans, etc.
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Additional comments I think the years spent at U.Va. were some of the most wonderful one could have. There were fun times, growing time, learning times, preparing for the future times, hard times and all types of experiences. I am and will always be grateful for and proud of the time I spent there. Because we student nurses were few in those days, many of us have kept in contact over the years. We've shared marriages, children, being born and some dying, illnesses and accidents, good times and bad. Even now as we are getting on in years, it is so great to continue sharing our daily experiences. Even our aches and pains. My time at U.Va. was a highlight in my life. I shall always be grateful for it. Needless to say, it made me a good (great) nurse, a good wife, mother, grandmother, friend and neighbor. Thank you U.Va.

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