Villars, Trudy: interview I, July 1, 1987. Digital
Scope and Contents
Includes Villars identifying self as associate professor of psychology who teaches psychobiology; studying biological determinism; what feminist science looks like; research interests grew out of childhood fascination with women's issues; becoming aware of sexism and racism on campus when in graduate school and difficulty in talking about this with anybody; most faculty members feeling that it was wrong to take a teaching job as you should do research instead: one faculty member encouraged her to teach and she figured out it was because she was a woman: same professor advised her to get somebody else to set up her experiment so she would not break her fingernails; theme in Southern culture of strong women, though in very defined role (control by manipulation); grandmother making pancakes for lumberjacks at age five and working in shipyards as welder during World War II; interest in science from her mother, who she thinks felt inferior to her; involvement in feminist movement, calling herself a feminist for first time; applying to graduate school: professor telling her not to feel bad if she did not get in, as it would not be due to her credentials, just to her being a woman; becoming radicalized in graduate school; hiring committee being told to hire woman candidate and offering her insulting low salary and no tenure; when she accepted, they told her they could not allow her to do so as it was such an insulting offer, they withdrew offer and gave job to in-house candidate which is what they wanted to do originally.
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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