Raper, Carlene: tape 1 of 2, March 26, 1979. Digital
Scope and Contents
Includes re: when she was in third grade both she and her brother said they wanted to be scientists, response was "Fine, Jonathan can go to med school and be a doctor, and you can be a nurse," and when she protested being told she could be a lab technician; happy childhood as tomboy; going to Syracuse University on scholarship and finding many students there not serious and having trouble getting them involved in social/political issues; transferring to University of Chicago for senior year and meeting future husband there; developing definite interest in biology and genetics; professors showing her the joy and importance of scientific discovery; getting job after master's degree; marrying and having children; staying home with children and being involved in community affairs; working part time in husband's lab at Harvard, essentially running the lab; husband had been her professor so she accepted the hierarchy of his being in charge in lab but he had a lot of respect for her and his students; awareness that she was professor's wife and had little sense of professional security; husband's death; being appointed research associate; husband not having wanted to push her status for fear of being suspected of nepotism; becoming lecturer at Harvard; going into graduate program for doctorate at Harvard.
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
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