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  • Jane S. Richardson Oral History Interview, 2007

    Description/Abstract: Jane S. Richardson discusses her background; her interest in astronomy; her interest in philosophy; working in the same lab where her husband, David Richardson, was getting his PhD; in 1969, the laboratory solving the structure of the...
    Date: 2007-11-09

  • Catherine M. Wilfert Oral History Interview, 2006

    Description/Abstract: Dr. Catherine Wilfert discusses family support; her decision to become a physician; her medical degree from Harvard; the atmosphere for women at Harvard; the differences between the Harvard and Duke campuses; scientific collaborations on Duke...
    Date: 2006-08-25

  • Hilda P. Willett Oral History Interview, 2007

    Description/Abstract: Dr. Hilda P. Willett discusses her background; her siblings; her parents' emphasis on education; the lack of funding for higher education; scholarship; Georgia State College for Women; Dr. James Stokes's encouragement for further education; other...
    Date: 2007-05-21

  • Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Oral History Interview, 2007

    Description/Abstract: Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans discusses Dr. Susan Dees; her friendship with Dr. Dees; Dr. Dees introducing Semans to her] second husband, Dr. Jim Semans; little time for socializing in the medical center; Dr. Dees's success as both a physician and...
    Date: 2007-08-02

  • Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Oral History Interview, 2006

    Description/Abstract: Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans speaks about her memories of what health care was like when she was a young woman; health care for her mother; the former chair of Medicine, Dr. Frederick Hanes; the Hanes family; her interest in, but not necessarily...
    Date: 2006-07-27

  • Sezer Aksel Oral History Interview, 2007

    Description/Abstract: Sezer Aksel discusses her background in Turkey; her desire to become a physician even against her family's desires; coming to Duke Medical School; the difficulty understanding Southern accents; the friendly atmosphere at Duke; completing...
    Date: 2007-09-13

  • Joanne A. P. Wilson Oral History Interview, 2007

    Description/Abstract: Dr. Joanne A. P. Wilson discusses the importance of recognizing history; her own background; parochial school; being an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; medical school at Duke; house staff training at the Peter...
    Date: 2007-05-24

  • Jean Spaulding Oral History Interview, 2006

    Description/Abstract: Dr. Jean Spaulding discusses her family background; growing up in Michigan; the diverse community in Michigan; coming to the South; negative and prejudiced treatment in the South as an African-American; the lack of recognition of the Vietnam War...
    Date: 2006-10-03