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Paula Pietrowski, Interviewed By Annie Howley, Paula K. Pietrowski
Paula Pietrowski, Interviewed By Annie Howley, Paula K. Pietrowski
MF144 Women in the Military
Paula Pietrowski, interviewed by Annie Howley, April 21, 2003. Pietrowski, age 36-37, talks about her decision to join the Coast Guard; her family and boyfriend’s reaction to her enlistment; her basic training experiences; returning to Maine for assignment; male vs. female commanding officers; tension between men and women and between women; minorities in the Coast Guard; sexual harassment; whether women should be included in the next draft; how she spent her leisure time; her discharge and transition to civilian life; rising through the ranks; gays and lesbians in the military; whether she would do it all over again; her most …
Deborah Smith, Interviewed By Sarah Beazley, Deborah Schultz Smith
Deborah Smith, Interviewed By Sarah Beazley, Deborah Schultz Smith
MF144 Women in the Military
Deborah Smith, interviewed by Sarah Beazley, April 15, 2003, in her home in Brewer, Maine. Smith, age 42-43, talks about her decision to join the Air National Guard; rising through the ranks; her family and friends’ reaction to her enlistment; her current duties in the Air National Guard; her basic training experiences; how basic training affected her self-image; the bonds she formed with other female enlistees; discrimination in the military; changes in the role of women in the military; nursing as a historic profession for women in the military; women organizations in the military; her leisure time; meeting her husband …
Anne Tenney, Interviewed By Elizabeth Bunten, Anne E. Howes Ferris Tenney
Anne Tenney, Interviewed By Elizabeth Bunten, Anne E. Howes Ferris Tenney
MF144 Women in the Military
Anne Tenney, interviewed by Elizabeth Bunten, May 7, 2003, in Castine, Maine. Smith, age 81, talks about her decision to join the Navy (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in World War II; her basic training experiences; being assigned to New York City; her anti-submarine work; marrying and leaving the service after her pregnancy; remarrying another WWII veteran as a widow; public perception of women in the Navy during the war; minorities in the military; and changes in the role of women in the military. Text: 6 pp. transcript. Recording: No recording.
Ursula Pritham, Interviewed By Hillary Jackson, Part 1, Ursula A. Bobst Pritham
Ursula Pritham, Interviewed By Hillary Jackson, Part 1, Ursula A. Bobst Pritham
MF144 Women in the Military
Ursula Pritham, interviewed by Hillary Jackson, November 5, 2001. Pritham, who was born in New York City in 1955, talks about her background (Swiss); serving in the Army Nurse Core; serving stateside, in Germany, and in Korea; initial training; Vietnam; Gulf War; husband; typical day; toll on family; public support; funny moments; husband’s experiences in the military; his views of the military; travel; male/female relationships in the military; relationships among the women; harassment; her thoughts about the military. Text: 24 pp. transcript. Time: 01:30:05.
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Jacalyn L. Ellingsen, Interviewed By Sarah Lawler, Part 1, Jacalyn Louisa Shope Ellingsen
Jacalyn L. Ellingsen, Interviewed By Sarah Lawler, Part 1, Jacalyn Louisa Shope Ellingsen
MF144 Women in the Military
Jacalyn L. Ellingsen, interviewed by Sarah Lawler, November 13, 2001, unknown location. Ellingsen talks about her experience as an information manager in the Air National Guard since 1979; basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas; tech school in MS; her reasons for joining; computer use; rules and regulations; the view of women in the military, Air Force, and administration; her experience as a hippie in Huntingdon, PA during the Vietnam War; patriotism; her view of the Persian Gulf War and the Iraq War; the role of the Air Nation Guard; the reaction of her family and friends …
Jacalyn L. Ellingsen, Interviewed By Sarah Lawler, Part 2, Jacalyn Louisa Shope Ellingsen
Jacalyn L. Ellingsen, Interviewed By Sarah Lawler, Part 2, Jacalyn Louisa Shope Ellingsen
MF144 Women in the Military
Jacalyn L. Ellingsen, interviewed by Sarah Lawler, November 13, 2001, unknown location. Ellingsen talks about her experience as an information manager in the Air National Guard since 1979; basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas; tech school in MS; her reasons for joining; computer use; rules and regulations; the view of women in the military, Air Force, and administration; her experience as a hippie in Huntingdon, PA during the Vietnam War; patriotism; her view of the Persian Gulf War and the Iraq War; the role of the Air Nation Guard; the reaction of her family and friends …
Jacalyn L. Ellingsen, Interviewed By Sarah Lawler, Part 3, Jacalyn Louisa Shope Ellingsen
Jacalyn L. Ellingsen, Interviewed By Sarah Lawler, Part 3, Jacalyn Louisa Shope Ellingsen
MF144 Women in the Military
Jacalyn L. Ellingsen, interviewed by Sarah Lawler, November 13, 2001, unknown location. Ellingsen talks about her experience as an information manager in the Air National Guard since 1979; basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas; tech school in MS; her reasons for joining; computer use; rules and regulations; the view of women in the military, Air Force, and administration; her experience as a hippie in Huntingdon, PA during the Vietnam War; patriotism; her view of the Persian Gulf War and the Iraq War; the role of the Air Nation Guard; the reaction of her family and friends …