Interview with Caroline C. Wade, February 10, 1993
Project: University of Kentucky Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Caroline C. Wade describes her childhood and family background. She talks about attending the University High School, affiliated with the University of Kentucky. She talks about her transition to UK and her social life there. She talks about beginning as a math major and then transferring to engineering. She talks about World War II and the availability of jobs during the war. She talks about women at UK and their careers.Interview Accession
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University of Kentucky University of Kentucky--History Wade, Caroline C. (Caroline Conant) Wade, Caroline C. (Caroline Conant)--Interviews Lexington (Ky.) Childhood College environment College students Greek letter societies Sexism in higher education University of Kentucky. College of Engineering Women in education--Kentucky--Lexington Women--Education (Higher) Marriage World War, 1939-1945 FamiliesInterview Rights
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Wade, Caroline C. Interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. 10 Feb. 1993. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Wade, C.C. (1993, February 10). Interview by T. L. Birdwhistell. University of Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Wade, Caroline C., interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. February 10, 1993, University of Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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