Hammonds, Evelynn M.: tape 1 of 2, undated. Digital
Scope and Contents
Includes re: science and feminism; identity as black person; parents' telling her people might want to stop her due to her being black but no one warning her about people stopping her because she was a woman; experience at Spelman College including marginalization of students studying engineering; boyfriend telling her "you can't be a woman and a scientist;" realizing her race and gender were real issues in her career and this sparking her interest in feminism; raising issues with sexism and not being understood by other women and being asked if she had a "problem with guys;" being called a dyke; being accepted more after coming to Cambridge; both parents going to college and father's wish to be an engineer but there being no place for a black man to study engineering in the south; racism at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; graduate studies and focus of research; thoughts about women, black people, and science; interest in studying history of science.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1998
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1979-1988
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Most of the collection is open for research.
#1.16 and T-462.23 - T-462.24 are closed until the death of Susan C. Geller.
#2.3 and T-462.28 - T-462.29 are closed until the death of Donna Haraway.
#3.9 and T-462.61 - T-462.62 are closed until the death of Karna Wahlstrand.
#T-462.63 - T-462.64 are closed until the death of Edith Woodward.
An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
1.04 linear feet ((2 + 1/2 file boxes) plus 65 audiotapes)Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Physical Facet
Audiocassette.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.