Oral History Interview with Morris, Laura

Dr. Laura Morris was an active member of the medical community in Norfolk, Virginia. In addition to being a pediatrician, she served as medical director of Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, chief of Medical Services for the Norfolk Public School System, assistant director for the Norfolk Public Health Department, and Assistant Director of Admissions at Eastern Virginia Medical School. She was also very active in community organizations and activities. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 21, 1910 and died February 3, 2000. The interview discusses her family and educational background, her experiences as a physician, and her views on the changing role of women in medicine over the years. The interview includes a biographical sketch of Morris and a research paper on women physicians. The interview is part of the Norfolk Women's History collection and was conducted as a class project for Dorothy Johnson's History 495/595 course, "Recapturing Women's History: Local and National," in Fall, 1982. Interview recorded on one cassette tape, two sides. Audio quality is good.

Biographical Information of Laura Morris submitted by Dena Miller as part of the oral history interview.

Research paper about women physicians to accompany interviews with Dr. Kathryn Hill and Dr. Laura Morris by Dena Miller.

Dr. Laura Morris was an active member of the medical community in Norfolk, Virginia. In addition to being a pediatrician, she served as medical director of Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, chief of Medical Services for the Norfolk Public School System, assistant director for the Norfolk Public Health Department, and Assistant Director of Admissions at Eastern Virginia Medical School. She was also very active in community organizations and activities. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 21, 1910 and died February 3, 2000. The interview discusses her family and educational background, her experiences as a physician, and her views on the changing role of women in medicine over the years. The interview includes a biographical sketch of Morris and a research paper on women physicians. The interview is part of the Norfolk Women's History collection and was conducted as a class project for Dorothy Johnson's History 495/595 course, "Recapturing Women's History: Local and National," in Fall, 1982.