Mrs. R went to Cal Berkeley and got a degree in psychology.  She worked with psychiatric patients during the Korean war.  She has also directed a girl scout camp, been a teacher, and been an International Relations librarian at Cal.  She got married in 1970.

In eighth grade, her class was given a book of careers they could pursue.  The book listed several career choices for boys, but girls were limited to only a few. A housewife, secretary, nurse or teacher were proper occupations for girls.  Mrs. R did not want to be any of those things, so she picked forestry out of the boy’s section. She took all the necessary classes but one. This class was unavailable to her because the school could not provide her a residence for on site research because she was a woman. Cabins were available for men only.

While she was a teacher, she wanted to be the leader of the Teachers’ Association. Unfortunately, she couldn’t because there was a man who wanted that responsibility.

When the National Organization for Women first originated, Mrs. R donated to them because she believed they had a good cause. As they grew, she began to disagree with them. She agreed with their ultimate goal, but not their tactics.

Mrs. R has seen many changes in women’s rights throughout her life. The most dramatic to her were in education. Title 9 was passed in the 70s and gave women equal opportunities in education. Also, she noticed that women’s sports were receiving more money, which had been previously given only to the men’s sports. She agrees that all women have the chance to get into college, which has changed since her college years.

She thinks that women have come really far since she was young and she believes that it will get much better with time.