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oral histories

The Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame has recorded the oral history of several of our inductees. We will continue to add to our library and invite interested parties to visit the following inductee pages for audio and transcribed copies of each inductee's personal life stories:

 

Hilda Crosby Standish : First Director of Connecticut's First Birth Control Center

Donna Lopiano : Executive Director of the Women's Sports Foundation, Advocate of Title IX
Florence Wald : Founder of Hospice Care in the United States
Dorrit Hoffleit : Astronomer at Yale, Author of The Bright Star Catalog
Catherine Roraback : Attorney and foremost advocate for civil liberties
  • Interview (.wav)
  • Transcript (.doc)