Title:
Oral History Interview with Carolyn H. Rhodes, Part 1 - Audio
Creator:
Rhodes, Carolyn H.
Contributor:
Vaughan, Karen (Old Dominion University Libraries)
Date:
2009-03-12
Description:
Carolyn Hodgson Meyers Rhodes began as an Assistant Professor in the English Department at Old Dominion University (then Old Dominion College) in 1965. During her tenure at Old Dominion University, Dr. Rhodes co-founded the Women's Caucus, worked as the Principal Investigator for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Pilot Grant in Women's Studies, co-founded the Friends of Women's Studies organization, and was a Fulbright Lecturer in both Romania and China. She retired in 1990 but remained active at ODU. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on May 16, 1925 and died March 24, 2019. Part 1 (of 6 interviews) discusses Dr. Rhodes’s personal and educational background, her arrival at ODU in 1965, activism on campus, teaching and curriculum development in the English Department, and some of her research and publications. The interview took place in Perry Library on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Interview recorded on Sony Digital Audio Recorder; audio quality is good. 0:56:31
Subject:
Old Dominion University--History
Subject:
Old Dominion University--Faculty
Subject:
Old Dominion University--Dept. of English
Subject:
Rhodes, Carolyn H.
Coverage:
Alabama; New York; Norfolk, Virginia
Media Format:
Sound recordings
Source:
RG 10-2A
Collection:
Oral History Collection
Publisher:
Old Dominion University Libraries
Rights Statement:
IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rightsholder:
Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries
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Identifier:
oh-rhodesc-audio1