Oral history interview with Mary Turner Lane, September 9 and 16, 1986 ; May 21, 1987 ; October 1 and 28, 1987: interview L-0039, Southern Oral History Program
Mary Turner Lane (1918-2009) was the founding director of women's studies at UNC Chapel Hill. Across five sessions recorded by Pamela Dean between September 1986 and October 1987, she traces her upbringing, her parents' regard for education, her years at Salem College, a start in elementary teaching, and a later career as faculty member and administrator at the university, including the program's founding and women's social position on campus. Over five hours; electronic edition from the UNC library, 2007, through Documenting the American South.
