Interview with Maria Coyle, February 23, 2022
Project: Student Projects: West Chester University Student Peer to Peer Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Maria Coyle (b. 2003) grew up in Worcester, Pennsylvania with a stable and financially successful family. At age 16, she used her own money to create a business, Princess Parties by Maria, where she dressed up as a princess to entertain the children of clients. Maria’s business and education were upended by the Covid-19 Pandemic. In her 2022 interview, she discussed her early life and high school, including the concurrent presence of social media and mental health issues. She also talks about adapting both her business and education to virtual formats, all in the context of public health concerns and political upheaval.Interview Accession
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Coyle, Maria Interview by Devin Brown. 23 Feb. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Coyle, M. (2022, February 23). Interview by D. Brown. Student Projects: West Chester University Student Peer to Peer Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Coyle, Maria, interview by Devin Brown. February 23, 2022, Student Projects: West Chester University Student Peer to Peer Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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