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

Feminary : a feminist journal for the South emphasizing the lesbian vision, 1974
Opening of Feminary : a feminist journal for the South emphasizing the lesbian vision to a cover of Volume 5 #22, November 10, 1974 with an 1855 poem by Lucy Stone.

University Woman's Club programs, 1960s
1960s programs from the University Woman's Club with decorative covers.

Mildred Council Day announcement, 2002
One sheet with Mayor's signature, Kevin Foy, golden seal announcing Mildred Council Day.

Lollipop Power Inc. children's books, 1970-1986
Three books published by Lollipop Power Inc. Titles are: I Like You to Make Jokes with Me, But I Don't Want You to Touch Me. By Ellen Bass, illustrated by Marti Betz. Lots of Mommies. By Jane Severance, illustrated by Jan Jones. Jesse's Dream Skirt.…

Women at a Cookout
Black and white photograph of women at a cookout, mid-20th century.

Announcement of First Women Students at UNC, Asheville Citizen, 1897
An announcement of the first women students enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Published on September 27, 1897 by the Asheville Citizen (now Asheville Citizen-Times). Performed by AhDream Smith, Aubree Dixon, Katia…

The Co-Ed, a poem by student Harvey Hatcher Hughes, Yackety Yack yearbook,  1906
The poem The Co-Ed, written by student Harvey Hatcher Hughes for the 1906 Yackety Yak yearbook, describes a woman student walking across campus. Performed by Jeff Cornell

Mary deB. Graves, Yackety Yack yearbook, 1906
Student Mary deB. Graves, writes about her experience as a female student in the Yackety Yack yearbook, 1906. Performed by Gwendolyn Schwinke

Norma Berryhill, Class of 1925, in an interview with UNC Archives.
Norma Berryhill, Class of 1925, in an interview with UNC Archives. Berryhill discusses her experience as a student in this oral history. Performed by Julia Gibson

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.

Sherdenia Thompson Dunn '67 (seated, second from left) and the officers of the Cosmopolitan Club, Yackety Yak yearbook 1967
Sherdenia Thompson Dunn '67 (seated, second from left) and the officers of the Cosmopolitan Club, Yackety Yak yearbook 1967

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.
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