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41:19 Interview with Mildred (Betty) Kersh Interview with Mildred (Betty) Kersh	Interview with Mildred (Betty) Kersh Mary Beth Alvarez (34) talks with her friend Mildred “Betty” Kersh (74) about her pioneering role as a female mathematician, her knowledge of New Orleans history, her thoughts on dying,… family traditions family trips and excursions workday life job satisfaction occupational traditions coworkers illness regimens coming of age marriage divorce death investitures and initiations book clubs anecdotes (humorous but true stories) personal experiences histories school day memories memories of growing up memories of former times historical events/people discrimination prejudice identity social beliefs and practices town life neighborhood life community history women’s institutes influential people parades street patterns schools teachers students college achievements and awards grades changes in education best friends cohorts (groups of friends) parents spouse children extended family mardi gras educator physiciann breast cancer compassionate choices mastectomy infamation travel antarctica georgia baroness micaela almonester pontalba new orleans la spain creole mathematics university of chicago university of washington national science foundation scholarship benjamin bloom From - UM Libraries on December 8th, 2014 0 likes 0 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Kersh, Mildred (Betty) Alvarez, Mary Beth Genre Oral histories Language English Creation Date April 2nd, 2010 Creation Place New Orleans (La.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460001320001001
38:27 Interview with Jessica Lam Interview with Jessica Lam	Interview with Jessica Lam Jessica Lam (39) and son Christopher Lam (19) talk about Chris’s experience as a child of Jessica, who is a transgendered woman, and identifies as Chris’s father. family naming and nicknames workday life coming of age sex marriage divorce investitures and initiations instrument playing personal experiences anecdotes (humorous but true stories) earliest memories school day memories memories of growing up memories of former times traumatic memories legacy abuse political beliefs and practices social beliefs and practices discrimination identity urban life town life community organizations schools teachers students schoolyard bullies spouse children grandparents parents extended family siblings lovers jesus lamb of god social services sex change surgery transition guitar artist trench coat long hair school bullies knife metal detector conscience car concussion transgender coming out dress michael jackson making fun lesbian strap-ons surgery black eye gay & straight alliance pta meetings straight trans equality violence gay fag larry king interviews activism jesus From - UM Libraries on December 8th, 2014 0 likes 1 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Lam, Jessica Lam, Christopher Genre Oral histories Language English Creation Date January 28th, 2010 Creation Place Miami (Fla.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460001220001001

41:19

Interview with Mildred (Betty) Kersh

Mary Beth Alvarez (34) talks with her friend Mildred “Betty” Kersh (74) about her pioneering role as a female mathematician, her knowledge of New Orleans history, her thoughts on dying,…

family traditions

family trips and excursions

workday life

job satisfaction

occupational traditions

investitures and initiations

book clubs

anecdotes (humorous but true stories)

personal experiences

histories

school day memories

memories of growing up

memories of former times

historical events/people

discrimination

prejudice

identity

social beliefs and practices

achievements and awards

grades

changes in education

best friends

cohorts (groups of friends)

compassionate choices

baroness micaela almonester pontalba

university of chicago

university of washington

national science foundation scholarship

benjamin bloom

From - UM Libraries on December 8th, 2014 0 likes 0 plays

Access Restrictions

Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy.

Digital Collections Link

University of Miami Digital Collections

Creator

Kersh, Mildred (Betty)

Alvarez, Mary Beth

Genre

Oral histories

Language

English

Creation Date

April 2nd, 2010

Creation Place

New Orleans (La.)

Contributing Unit

University of Miami Libraries

Repository

Cuban Heritage Collection

Rights Statement

Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/.

Content Type

Sound

Local Identifier

chc52460001320001001

38:27

Interview with Jessica Lam

Jessica Lam (39) and son Christopher Lam (19) talk about Chris’s experience as a child of Jessica, who is a transgendered woman, and identifies as Chris’s father.

family naming and nicknames