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  • Collection: Climbing the Hill: Women in the History of UNC

News on the 1922 Commencement, Greensboro Daily News, 1922
Newspaper article, Chapel Hill Alumnae Plan Big Celebration Co-Education to Stay, May 31 1922. Published by the Greensboro Daily News. Voiced by Lauren Ragsdale

Editorial, WOMEN STUDENTS NOT WANTED HERE, The Tar Heel, 1923
Editorial published in the campus newspaper, The Tar Heel, March 14, 1923, titled WOMEN STUDENTS NOT WANTED HERE. Voiced by Zach Eanes

Gwendolyn Harrison letter to the editor, Summer, 1951
Gwendolyn Harrison, the first African American woman to enroll at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, wrote this letter to the editor after being accepted into UNC but refused registration Summer, 1951. Voiced by Kathy Williams

True and False Fashion Quiz, Women’s Handbook, 1954-1955
True and False Fashion Quiz, Women’s Handbook, 1954-1955, for female students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Voiced by Kathy Williams, Julia Gibson, Vivienne Benesch

“At Carolina We Wear”, Women’s Handbook, 1957-1958
The 1957-1958 Women's Handbook informs female students how to dress for campus in the section "At Carolina We Wear." Voiced by Vivienne Benesch

Coeds Favor... And the Males Appreciate, Women’s Handbook, 1959-1960
The Women's Handbook offers suggestions on female student dress for the 1959-1960 school year. Voiced by AhDream Smith

Dr. Gillian Cell, former Professor of History and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC, from an oral history conducted in 2007
Dr. Gillian Cell, former Professor of History and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC, discusses her experiences as a professor. Voiced by Julia Gibson with Gwendolyn Schwinke as interviewer

Interview with Edith Hubbard, enrolled in 1965 as a junior and returned in 1969 for graduate school
Interview with Edith Hubbard, enrolled in 1965 as a junior and returned in 1969 for graduate school, describing her experience as a Black female graduate student in 1969. Voiced by Aubree Dixon

Editorial in the Daily Tar Heel, February 25, 1967,  "Birth control pill should go to coed’s wanting it"
Editorial in the Daily Tar Heel, February 25, 1967, "Birth control pill should go to coed’s wanting it." Performed by Vivienne Benesch.

Interview with Sherdenia Dunn, class of 1967
Interview with Sherdenia Dunn, class of 1967, describing her experience in an integrated school and the Valkyrie honor society. Performed by Omolade Wey.

Interview with Patricia Ricks, class of 1971, from an oral history conducted in 2016
Interview with Patricia Ricks, class of 1971, from an oral history conducted in 2016 describing her experience as a Black female student. Performed by Kathy Williams.

Sharon Rose Powell, class of 1968, from a 1989 interview
Sharon Rose Powell, class of 1968, from a 1989 interview describing her experience as a Jewish female student. Performed by Elizabeth Corley Megel.

"Contraceptives Rules Justified," Letter to the Editor, Daily Tar Heel, March 13, 1969
"Contraceptives Rules Justified," Letter to the Editor, Daily Tar Heel, March 13, 1969. Performed by Kathy Williams.

Sondra Burford, enrolled in 1969, from 2016 oral history
Sondra Burford, enrolled in 1969, from 2016 oral history about her experience as a Black female student. Performed by Kathy Williams.

"With the Women," Column by Nancy Smith, Daily Tar Heel, March 1, 1969
Poem "With the Women," Column by Nancy Smith, Daily Tar Heel, March 1, 1969. Performed by Aubree Dixon.

Dr. Margaret O’Connor, former Professor of English at UNC, from an oral history conducted in 1987.
Dr. Margaret O’Connor, former Professor of English at UNC, from an oral history conducted in 1987. Performed by Aubrey Snowden, with Gwendolyn Schwinke as interviewer.

Demands of student group, “Female Liberation, No. 27”, circa 1970
Demands of student group “Female Liberation, No. 27”, circa 1970. Performed by Katia Carmichael, Lauren Ragsdale, and Aubree Dixon.

"Survival Notes:  Dangerous People Loose on Campus," A Handbook for Women, Fall 1971
"Survival Notes: Dangerous People Loose on Campus," A Handbook for Women, Fall 1971. Performed by Elizabeth Corley Megel.

Frances Hogan, former Director of Women’s Athletics at UNC, from an oral history conducted in 1991
Frances Hogan, former Director of Women’s Athletics at UNC, from an oral history conducted in 1991. Performed by Kathy Williams.

"Shuffling through the Halls of Academe circa 1921," A Handbook for Women, Fall 1971
"Shuffling through the Halls of Academe circa 1921," A Handbook for Women, Fall 1971. Performed by Gwendolyn Schwinke.

Notes for Your First Year:  A Handbook for Women, Fall 1971
Notes for Your First Year: A Handbook for Women, Fall 1971. Voiced by Vivienne Benesch.

Dr. Guion Griffis Johnson, former Professor of History at UNC, from on oral history conducted in 1974
Dr. Guion Griffis Johnson, former Professor of History at UNC, discusses her experience teaching in 1943 from on oral history conducted in 1974. Performed by Julia Gibson.

“UNC Black Women,”  a story from the campus feminist magazine She, April 1978
“UNC Black Women,” a story from the campus feminist magazine She, April 1978. Performed by AhDream Smith, Aubree Dixon, and Omolade Wey.

Excerpts from "Perception of campus landscapes and fear of sexual assault : effects on female undergraduate travel behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,"  Karen Frances Falconer, thesis, 1989.
Excerpts from "Perception of campus landscapes and fear of sexual assault : effects on female undergraduate travel behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill," Karen Frances Falconer, thesis, 1989. Performed by Aubree Dixon, Lauren…

News article from the Daily Tar Heel, UNC Women March for Empowerment, November 10, 1994, Annual ‘Take Back the Night’ March Highlight of Rape Awareness Week
News article from the Daily Tar Heel, UNC Women March for Empowerment, November 10, 1994, Annual ‘Take Back the Night’ March Highlight of Rape Awareness Week. Performed by Aubree Dixon, Katia Carmichael, and Lauren Ragsdale.
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