Interviews
Following is a list of women that have been interviewed for the Worcester Women’s Oral History Project. We will do our best to update this page as we interview more women. Currently, a limited number of transcripts are accessible on our Web site by clicking on the highlighted names. We are working on uploading more transcripts on an ongoing basis. Please contact us if you would like to view a transcript that is not currently online. We’d be happy to help you access it, if we are able. Eventually, all transcripts will be accessible in a repository at the Worcester Public Library.
| Name | Interview Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Mercy Akpan | born Nigeria, minister | |
| Mary Aleksiewicz | Oct 26, 2005 | Vice President of Nursing, Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital |
| Anonymous | Greendale neighborhood, drug use | |
| Barbara Trayers Athy | Apr 23, 2006 | Director of Marketing and Communications, Abby's House 2006 |
| Dr. Claudia J. Autkens | second generation Italian, school psychologist | |
| Sande Bishop | Nov 6, 2006 | |
| Cynthia Bizzaro | born Worcester, taught music at Bancroft School | |
| Dr. Lisa Boehm | WSC professor in Urban Studies | |
| Lisa Boehm | ||
| Donna Bouchard | Nov 29, 2006 | |
| Shannon Boudreau | lived all over Worcester, student WSC, WSC caterer | |
| Abigail Boyce | Nov 3, 2006 | |
| Mrs. Brennan | Worcester memories, disabilitiy history | |
| Jacqueline Brennan | Nov 26, 2006 | |
| Suzanne B. Bugliane | former president, Oak Hill Neighborhood CDC; Director, Community Build | |
| Ms. Anita Burdick | Oak Hill Neighborhood CDC administrator | |
| Nancy E. Caruso | Oct 18, 2006 | |
| Elizabeth Betty Casey | grew up in Worcester West Side, Worcester memories | |
| Julie Cerquera | WPI college student | |
| Mrs. Shirley Coleman | lived in Indian Hill neighborhood, Worcester, forty-one years | |
| Tracy Cooney | Nov 30, 2006 | |
| Margery Dearborn | Nov 21, 2006 | |
| Carol Donnelly | Nov 19, 2006 | |
| Patricia Donovan | 60s activist, works in Worcester | |
| Charlyne Dore | Nov 7, 2006 | |
| Bozena Dudek | Nov 10, 2005 | Polish immigrant, lived in Worcester 30 years |
| Katie Dutch | Oct 16, 2006 | |
| Guillermina Ellisondo | WSC Spanish professor, Argentine immigrant | |
| Gail Marie Duquette England | growing up in Worcester, Juvenile Court, probabtion department | |
| Lauren Farina | Oct 3, 2006 | |
| Ann L. Flynn | Director, Worcester branch United Way | |
| Amanda Franklin | Nov 3, 2006 | |
| Julie Frechette | Oct 24, 2006 | |
| Aida Gautier | Nov 20, 2005 | born Puerto Rica, lived Plumbley Village, Nursing Assisant/Outreach Social Worker |
| Sylvia Gebo | Oct 20, 2006 | |
| Louise Gleason | Nov 3, 2006 | |
| Valerie Goguen | Worcester area college student | |
| Brenda Gordon | Oct 15, 2006 | |
| Colleen Guertin | Nov 3, 2006 | |
| Ethel Gustafson | Oct 17, 2006 | |
| Mrs. Barbara Haller | Oct 25, 2005 | Worcester City Council Member |
| Jean Laquidara Hill | Nov 19, 2006 | |
| Holly Izard | Nov 22, 2006 | |
| Ann M. Jenkins | Oct 5, 2006 | Owner, Annie's Clark Brunch, Main South |
| Alexandria Johnson | Nov 12, 2006 | |
| Bridget McKay Kane | Clark college student, employment history | |
| Lee Kelly | lived in Worcester thirty years, taught elementary school | |
| Margaret Kerr | Chemistry professor, Worcester State College | |
| Ann Klump | Oct 12, 2006 | |
| Jennifer Lynn Lanicault | student, Roger Williams University | |
| Ann T. Lisi | Nov 1, 2005 | Greater Worcester Community Foundation |
| Genevieve Irene Lucier | Oct 22, 2006 | |
| Rita Mallette | Grafton Hill neighborhood, hairdresser | |
| Jayne McGinn | WSC head of financial aid; Worcester education, memories | |
| Mary Jane McKenna | Nov 6, 2006 | |
| Maureen McLaughlin | born Worcester, 1931, grew up Main South, Worcester memories, worked as nurse | |
| Ashley Moffitt | WSC student | |
| Kelly Momberger | Nov 2, 2005 | moved to Worcester from Philadelpia, environmental engineer |
| Diane Barrette Morin | memories of growing up in Worcester | |
| Barbara Murphy | Oct 20, 2006 | |
| April Ann Murray | Burncoat memories; Admissions and Marketing Dierctor, Radius Healthcare Center | |
| Kimba Thi Nguyen | small bussiness owner, Vietnamese immigrant; interview translated from Vietnamese | |
| Gail Nigrosh | ||
| Egle Novia | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| Theresa O'Neill | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| Tara Pandolfi | Nov 17, 2006 | |
| Ivanna Pellegrino | Italian immigrant, small business owner | |
| Margarita Perez | Nov 17, 2006 | |
| Jeanette Perry | memories of Worcester, elder student WSC | |
| Dr. Maureen Power | Professor of Urban Studies, Worcester State College | |
| Meghan Reed | Worcester volunteer | |
| Sylvia Rothschild | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| Briana Roy | Nov 1, 2006 | |
| Martha Scheffer | Nov 2, 2006 | |
| Sandy Scola | Assistant Director, Early Childhood Center, JCC | |
| Susan Seibel | Oct 6, 2006 | |
| Amanda Shusta | student WSC | |
| Kathy Siggins | ||
| Bonnie Smith | female tow-truck driver | |
| Ellen Arlene Smith | Oct 26, 2006 | |
| Elaine Tateronis | Oct 30, 2006 | |
| Carla Thompson | Worcester volunteer | |
| Kristin Waters | Oct 13, 2006 | Professor of Philosophy, Worcester State College |
| Wendy Wheeler | Oct 13, 2006 | Fomer Owner, Wendy's Clark Brunch, Main South |
| Jessica Whitman-Raymond | Oct 23, 2006 | student activist |
| Joanne Wilcox | Worcester area EMT | |
| Shirley Woodbury |
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Worcester, MA 01609