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Sharon Blair, Interviewed By Caitlyn Barker, Part 1, Sharon Blair Nov 2023

Sharon Blair, Interviewed By Caitlyn Barker, Part 1, Sharon Blair

MF144 Women in the Military

Sharon Blair, interviewed by Caitlyn Barker, December 4, 2001, at her home in Augusta, Maine. Blair talks about her aspirations of becoming a legal secretary; attending Thomas College; reasons for joining the Marine Corps in 1965; struggles of boot camp at Paris Island, South Carolina; treatment of women in boot camp; the developed bond between members of Marine Corps, and those of the military; life at the base at Cherry Point in North Carolina; working at the Cherry Point base while fellow Marines were deployed to Vietnam; segregation; lessons of the Marine Corps, and its impact on her life; being …


Sharon Blair, Interviewed By Caitlyn Barker, Part 2, Sharon Blair Nov 2023

Sharon Blair, Interviewed By Caitlyn Barker, Part 2, Sharon Blair

MF144 Women in the Military

Sharon Blair, interviewed by Caitlyn Barker, December 4, 2001, at her home in Augusta, Maine. Blair talks about her aspirations of becoming a legal secretary; attending Thomas College; reasons for joining the Marine Corps in 1965; struggles of boot camp at Paris Island, South Carolina; treatment of women in boot camp; the developed bond between members of Marine Corps, and those of the military; life at the base at Cherry Point in North Carolina; working at the Cherry Point base while fellow Marines were deployed to Vietnam; segregation; lessons of the Marine Corps, and its impact on her life; being …


Beware The Cat In The Hat: How Children's Literature Is The Modern Form Of Segregation, Lucy Kebler Jun 2019

Beware The Cat In The Hat: How Children's Literature Is The Modern Form Of Segregation, Lucy Kebler

Celebration of Learning

Every person grows up exposed to children’s literature. Unfortunately, much of the children’s literature that is published is racially discriminatory, historically inaccurate, blatantly offensive, or pure propaganda. The research for this presentation began in Augustana College’s library and has transitioned to a much broader space: The Saint Louis Country Library. Through this research, it has become obvious that diverse literature is hard to find and is often marketed as only readable for those in the minority race depicted. Many libraries mark literature that contains African Americans, as to help “guide” readers in their selections. Books labeled in this way make …


Ua5/3 University Attorney - Committee File, Wku Archives Dec 2010

Ua5/3 University Attorney - Committee File, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Unprocessed committee files created by the University Attorney. Committees include the Council on Higher Education Special Committee on Minority Affairs, Administrative Council and Teacher Admissions, Certification, and Student Teaching Committee. This record group is unprocessed and must be reviewed for potential restricted materials before access is granted. Please contact the University Archivist prior to your visit.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 39, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs Mar 1959

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 39, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

  • Religious News
  • Musical Notes
  • Hilltopics
  • Social Activities Calendar
  • Book Marks
  • Kentucky Building
  • Looking Backward
  • Faculty Facts
  • Society
  • Alumni News
  • ROTC News

This issue contains articles:

  • Western Receives 5th Grant from National Science Foundation
  • Lerond Curry Wins Robinson Oratorical
  • Western Speakers Will Compete in Two Meets
  • Lt. Governor Harry Waterfield Will Speak at Western
  • 508 Students on Honor Roll for Fall Semester
  • Cherryton Moved to New Site – Bates-Runner Hall
  • Stanley Babin Will Give Concert March 21
  • Anderson, Kay. Carousel Will Be Staged Next Thurs. & …