Norfolk Women’s Oral history
| Creator | ODU History 495/595 Students |
| Description | The 8 interviews included in this collection were conducted for the Old Dominion University History course 495/595: “Recapturing Women’s History: Local and National,” taught by Dr. Dorothy Johnson in the Fall of 1982. Each interview includes a brief biographical sketch of the person interviewed and a typed transcript. Related to women involved with religion (Mueller, Park ), medicine (Hill, Morris), education (James, White), and the Girl Scout Movement in Norfolk (Harris, Ogg). Some of these relate to Massive Resistance in Norfolk and the Norfolk School closings, these include Ruth James and Edith White. |
| Call number | none |
| Date from | 1982 |
| Date to | 1982 |
| Geographic school | Norfolk, VA |
| Size | 8 interviews |
| Access restrictions yes/no | no |
| Access restrictions | |
| Part Of larger collection yes/no | no |
| Larger collection title | |
| URL | http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/oralhistory/womenhistory/ |
| Repository | Old Dominion University, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Repository address | Patricia W. & J. Douglas Perry Library, Norfolk, VA 23529-0256 |
| Repository contact name | |
| Repository contact title | Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist |
| Repository contact email | libspecialcollections@odu.edu |
| Repository contact phone | (757) 683-4483 |
| DoveRegion | region3 |
| Subjects | o African American students
o African Americans–Civil rights o African Americans–Segregation o Public schools o Race relations o School children o School closings o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Segregation in education o James, Ruth Pendleton o White, Edith R. o Women’s Council for Interracial Cooperation |
| Types | Oral History |