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Interview No. 744, Christine Kelso
Interview No. 744, Christine Kelso
Combined Interviews
Discussion of her law school experiences, career developments, the role of the Women's Bar Association of El Paso, the crudeness of El Paso Bar Association skits of the past, and actions of the Women's Bar to change the nature of the skit.
Interview No. 743, Carol Pennock
Interview No. 743, Carol Pennock
Combined Interviews
A discussion of her law school experiences, hiring practices of El Paso law firms, her job as special rape and child abuse prosecutor in the D. A.'s Office, the attitudes of judges, attorneys, and jurors toward female attorneys, attempts to bar her from the courtroom when she was pregnant, the role of the Women's Bar Association in El Paso, and problems encountered in combining career with single parenting.
Interview No. 738, Deborah Kanof
Interview No. 738, Deborah Kanof
Combined Interviews
Discussion of her law school experiences, job hunting after graduation in 1978; courtroom experiences, reaction of judges and clients to female lawyers, women as prosecutors. She explains her feelings about the Women's Bar Association and Bar Banquet skits.
Interview No. 736, Elizabeth Rodgers
Interview No. 736, Elizabeth Rodgers
Combined Interviews
Discussion of her law school experiences, hiring practices toward women attorneys, reacting to career choice by family and friends, reaction of clients to female lawyers, Women's Bar Association in El Paso, and Bar Banquet skits in the 1970' s.
Interview No. 740, Pat Palafox
Interview No. 740, Pat Palafox
Combined Interviews
Discussion of law school experiences at the University of New Mexico, her law practice and municipal judgeship, the male atmosphere of labor law and negotiations. reactions to women lawyers and judges, and Bar skits.
Interview No. 739, Ruth Kern
Interview No. 739, Ruth Kern
Combined Interviews
College years in Chicago, her move to Texas in 1946 and the problems encountered trying to find a job as a lawyer. She started her family law practice in 1967 and explains why she has more female clients than male. She recounts how her membership in the all-male El Paso Bar Association depended on her agreeing not to attend the annual dinner meeting where off-color skits were traditional. She tells about her political career, discrimination against women attorneys, and the founding of the Women's Ba r .
Interview No. 752, Alicia Chacon
Interview No. 752, Alicia Chacon
Combined Interviews
Childhood experiences in Canutillo and Ysleta; adolescent years; the social segregation of Anglos and Mexican-Americans at Ysleta High School in the 1950s; why she did not attend college; her employment history; family life and traditions; changes in Ysleta during the past forty years; community involvement; reflections on her public service.
Interview No. 735, Kitty Schild
Interview No. 735, Kitty Schild
Combined Interviews
Discussion of college courses, law school experiences, hiring practices toward women attorneys in mid-1970' s, reactions to career choice by family and friends, reaction to female judges, and the founding of the Women's Bar Association in El Paso. She also explains her feelings about the Bar Banquet Skits in the 1970' s.