Lowe, Marion: tape 1 of 2, April 1988. Digital
Scope and Contents
Includes conclusion of T-462.30: Nancy Hopkins re: changing place of women in science; Spanier re: men and women's different opinions of Barbara McClintock; Spanier on physiological effects of poverty and racism; Lowe interview: Spanier's ideas for book; Lowe describing her identical twin sister as a "defrocked chemist;" started research in chemistry again (after doing none for some time) about 5 years before interview; considering feminist work more important than scientific work; difficulties of being a feminist and a scientist functioning in scientific community; directorship of women's studies program and lack of institutional support; need for nurturing environment and for support outside of scientific community; she and her sister first to get PhD in their town; grandmother determined that her granddaughters would go to college; family was very poor but she did not really know if at the time (plenty to eat, due to hunting and garden, noticed poverty mainly due to clothes); treated as "both boys and girls" by parents (father insisted they be "proper girls" but also took them hunting and fishing); determined not to go into women's field; married when a sophomore and did all cooking and cleaning as well as working ca.20 hours a week; marriage not a success; isolation teaching at Bryn Mawr College (students not wanting women professors); determining research was the way to go; re: Cell 16 (radical women's group) in Boston area.
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.