Raper, Carlene: tape 2 of 2, March 26, 1979. Digital
Scope and Contents
Includes re: Radcliffe fellowships and low rate of scientists accepted; change of status at Harvard from faculty wife to graduate student; timing of Raper getting her PhD; attitudes towards hiring women; women's responsibility to children, taking time off to care for them and then not being able to "catch up"; finding boy scouts more interesting than girl scouts; wondering if male domination is not covering up fact that women have many advantages, including be able to bear children; young women deciding not to marry or have children.
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.