Mather Center Oral History Project

This is a collection of interviews conducted by the Flora Stone Mather Center. The seminar, 'The Flora Stone Mather Oral History Project', took place in the fall semester of 2009, and offered a discussion-based exploration of the literature on the history of women’s education in America. It also gave students an opportunity to contribute to that literature by conducting interviews for the Flora Stone Mather Oral History Project.

Flora Stone Mather College for Women (1888-1972), a coordinate college to Adelbert College for men at Western Reserve, University represented a singular experience in the history of education for women. As interviewers of Mather College alumnae, students were instructed in the basic principles and skills of oral history, and engaged in the creation of primary sources materials—tapes and transcriptions—essential for historical documentation. They applied these materials to two projects: a monograph on the history of the coordinate college, and a comparative study relating that history to the present-day educational experiences for women at Case Western Reserve University. Also included are a number of video productions written and produced by Gladys Haddad.

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Carolyn Bayless Cunningham Interview

Thenessa Savitsky

Interview with Carolyn Bayless Cunningham (Flora Stone Mather College) interviewed by Thenessa Savitsky.
Charlotte Rosenthal Guggenheim Interview

Thenessa Savitsky

Interview with Charlotte Rosenthal Guggenheim (Flora Stone Mather College) interviewed by Thenessa Savitsky.
Harriet Rosenthal Gould Interview

Thenessa Savitsky

Interview with Harriet Rosenthal Gould (Flora Stone Mather College) by Thenessa Savitsky.
Joanne Ritondaro O'Malley Interview

Thenessa Savitsky

Interview with Joanne Ritondaro Oâ€™ Malley (Flora Stone Mather College) by Thenessa Savitsky.
Madeline Farkas Block Interview

Thenessa Savitsky

Interview with Madeline Farkas Block (Flora Stone Mather College) by Thenessa Savitsky.
Sandra Malek Vodanoff Interview

Thenessa Savitsky

Interview with Sandra Malek Vodanoff (Flora Stone Mather College) by Thenessa Savitsky.
Shirley Hamann Copeland Interview

Jeffrey Brown

Interview with Shirley Hamann Copeland (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1951) by Jeffrey Brown.
Dorothy "Dottie" Taylor Mitchell Interview

Taryn Fitch

Interview with Dorothy "Dottie" Taylor Mitchell (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1951) by Taryn Fitch.
Helen Arlene Holden Troxell Interview

Thenessa Savistsky and Helen Troxell

Interview with Helen Arlene Holden Troxell (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1951) by Thenessa Savistsky.
Iris Flaxman Hollander November Interview

Lindsay Hester

Interview with Iris Flaxman Hollander November (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1953) by Lindsay Hester.
Mary Katherine McGuire Eitzen Interview

Elisabeth Farrer

Interview with Mary Katherine McGuire Eitzen(Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1950) by Elisabeth Farrer.
Nancy Goodwin Lord Interview

Anais Sancetta

Interview with Nancy Goodwin Lord (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1949) by Anais Sancetta.
Bianca Zaffarano Wiegand Interview

Andrea Clarke

Interview with Bianca Zaffarano Wiegand (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1946) by Andrea Clarke.
Alberta Lantz Kelvie Interview

Andrew Ruesch

Interview with Alberta Lantz Kelvie (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1948) by Andrew Ruesch.
Christine Fears Branche Interview

Loveth Adenuga

Interview with Christine Fears Branche (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1950) by Loveth Adenuga.
Louise "Skip" Nosker Grip Interview

Ana Maria Martinez

Interview with Louise â€œSkipâ€ Nosker Grip (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1947) by Ana Maria Martinez.
Nancy Kurfess Johnson Interview

Mi Ri Lee

Interview with Nancy Kurfess Johnson (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1940) by Mi Ri Lee.
Jane Sutphin Leitch Interview

Melinda Wolboldt

Interview with Jane Sutphin Leitch (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1947) by Melinda Wolboldt.
Mitzie Ruth Levine Verne Interview

Megan Hach

Interview with Mitzie Ruth Levine Verne (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1944) by Megan Hach.
Patricia Baldwin Kilpatrick Interview

Louisa Armstrong

Interview with Patricia Baldwin Kilpatrick (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1949) by Louisa Armstrong.
Barbara Thatcher Williams Interview

Elliot Schwartz

Interview with Barbara Thatcher Williams (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1936) by Elliot Schwartz.
Barbara Oldenburg Interview

Elana Satin

Interview with Barbara Oldenburg (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1949) by Elana Satin.
Catherine Fuller Interview

Tali Epstein

Interview with Catherine (Kay) Fuller (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1940) interviewed by Tali Epstein.
Jeanne Stanton Scott Interview

Jennifer Peugh

Interview with Jeanne Stanton Scott (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1940) by Jennifer Peugh.
June Bonner Interview

Nicole Zimmerman

Interview with June Bonner (Flora Stone Mather College, Class of 1941) by Nicole Zimmerman.