Interview List

Following is a list of women who have been interviewed for the Worcester Women's Oral History Project. Many transcripts are accessible by clicking on the highlighted names. All transcripts are accessible in a repository at the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University  

  • If you are willing to be interviewed, please contact info@wwohp.org.
  • If you have been interviewed and don't see your photograph here and would like to share it, please email it to info@wwohp.org 
Name Interview Date Note
PDF icon Mueller, Marie Transcript edited2.pdf Marie Mueller 03/16/2018 Library Director, Bigelow Free Library, Clinton, MA
PDF icon Murphy, Anne Marie.pdf Anne Marie Murphy 03/17/2023 Owner, Eastern Scripts; Author, City of Corsets
Barbara Murphy 10/20/2006 Grew up during Depression; Mother of 13; Telephone Operator
PDF icon Murphy, Charisse Edit.pdf Charisse Murphy 03/27/2019 Director, YOU,Inc.
April Murray 04/17/2006 Admissions and Marketing Director, Radius Healthcare Center
PDF icon Murrieta, Joy Rachelle Transcript edit.pdf Joy Rachelle Murrieta 09/22/2017 Musician; Music Teacher, Worcester Music Academy; Founder, Main Idea
PDF icon navarre_susan_transcript_-edit.pdf Susan Navarre 10/14/2016 Executive Director of the Fitchburg Historical Society
PDF icon Navickas, Ginger.pdf Ginger Navickas 04/20/2017 Former Director of Domestic Violence Services, YWCA; ArtWorcester Volunteer; Activist
PDF icon Nawrocki_Mary_Jo_wwohp1edit.pdf Mary Jo Nawrocki 04/15/2009 School District Superintendent
PDF icon neely_dolores.pdf Dolores Neely 11/19/2010 Teacher, Singer, Mary Kay consultant
PDF icon Nelson, Ann Transcript edit.pdf Ann "Cookie" Nelson 10/11/2019 Author; Designer; Co-founder, Worcester Children's Theater; Member of WISE
PDF icon Nguyen, AiVi edit.docx_.pdf AiVi Nguyen 03/15/2023 Attorney, Bowditch & Dewey
PDF icon NigroshGale-wwohp-Edit.pdf Gale Nigrosh 11/01/2006 College Professor and Coordinator of Higher EducationPartnerships for Worcester Public Schools
PDF icon Novia_Egle_WWOHP.pdf Egle Novia 11/13/2006 Born in Rome, Italy in 1930
PDF icon oconnell_alicia_edit.pdf Alicia O'Connell 11/07/2015 Lawyer, O'Connell and O'Connell
PDF icon oconnor_coralie_edit.pdf Coralie O'Connor 11/17/2015 Swimmer, 1952 Olympics; Physical Education Teacher
PDF icon oconnor_kathleen.pdf Kathleen O'Connor 03/14/2011 Lawyer; Owns law firm
PDF icon O'Hara, Christina INTERVIEW.pdf Christina O'Hara 07/21/2016 U.S. Army Major; Veteran; M.D. at Walter Reed Military Medical Center
PDF icon O'Hara, Elizabeth edit.pdf Elizabeth O'Hara 03/15/2019 Assistant Professor, Assumption College
Theresa O'Neill 11/13/2006 Memories of WWII; Worked at Digital
PDF icon obey_stacy.pdf Stacy OBey 11/04/2010 Landscape designer; groundskeeper
PDF icon olson_tanja.pdf Tanja Olson 03/11/2014 German Jew immigrant from Shanghai
PDF icon Julie_Orcutt_WWOHP-A.pdf Julie Orcutt 11/08/2006 Employee of the Central Massachusetts Convention and Visitor's Bureau
PDF icon ortiz_jasmine_transcript-edit.pdf Jasmine Jina Ortiz 03/03/2017 Professor, Quinsigamond Community College and Becker College, Realtor, Keller Williams Realty
PDF icon Pagliuca_Kristen_wwohp_edit.pdf Kristen Pagliuca 03/15/2007 Bank Manager
Tara Pandolfi 11/17/2006 Health Education Specialist, Planned Parenthood; Mother of Triplets
PDF icon pappas_carol_edit_wwohp.pdf Carol A. Pappas 04/19/2012 College Librarian
PDF icon Paradis, Susan edit.pdf Susan Paradis 03/27/2019 Owner, Parker's Candy Store
PDF icon pare_judith_-_edit.pdf Judith Pare 11/13/2015 Dean of Nursing, Becker College
PDF icon patino_beatriz.pdf Beatriz Patino 11/29/2012 Director, Cross-Cultural Center, Assumption College
PDF icon Patterson_Sara_wwohp_pdf.edit.pdf Sara Patterson 02/20/2008 Volunteer sign language tutor
PDF icon Paugh, Patricia edit.pdf Patricia Paugh 03/26/2024 Professor, University of Massachusetts/Boston
PDF icon paw_wah_transcript_-edit.pdf PawWah 05/24/2017 Born in Burma;Worcester Hometown Hero, and Board Member of Worcester Refugee Assistance Project
PDF icon pease_laura.pdf Laura Pease 10/17/2014 Animal Control Officer
Ivana Pellegrino 11/02/2005 Italian immigrant; Small business owner
PDF icon PennyAngela_WWOHP.pdf Angela Penny 04/16/2008 Mother of four daughters, involved in Women 2000 Reenactment of Worcester’s 1850 Women’s Rights National Convention
Margarita Perez 11/01/2006 College Professor
PDF icon Perley_Jessica_wwohp_pdf.edit.pdf Jessica Perley 02/18/2008 College Student, Advocates Inc. employee
PDF icon Perschbacher, Susan -edit.pdf Susan Perschbacher 03/12/2019 Professor; Director, Worcester Institute for Senior Education
PDF icon Petrella, Jane.pdf Jane Petrella 04/06/2017 Community Activist
PDF icon Phillip_Joan.pdf Joan Phillip 03/27/2007 Director, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Independent Living Services, Center for Living and Working
Alexandria Phillips 04/19/2006 Activity Leader, YMCA; College Student
Elizabeth Watts Pope 03/30/2023 Curator of Books & Digitized Collections, American Antiquarian Society
PDF icon porter_lauratranscript_-_edit.pdf Laura Porter 11/08/2016 Freelance Writer and Editor
Maureen Power 11/14/2005 College Professor; Director, Intergenerational Urban Institute
PDF icon pyatt_marissa_transcript_-edit.pdf Marissa Pyatt 09/27/2016 Director of Supportive Services, Abby’s House
PDF icon Quintal_Claire_wwohp-edit.pdf Claire Quintal 03/17/2009 College Dean, Founder of the French Institute, Second Female Professor at Assumption College
PDF icon rafey_kate_transcript_-edit.pdf Kate Rafey 10/05/2016 Director of Development, Music Worcester
PDF icon raffaele-moyen_linda_transcript_-edit.pdf Linda Raffaelle-Moyen 02/19/2017 Nutrition, Health, and Education Professional
PDF icon rafferty_annette.pdf Annette Rafferty 11/15/2012 Founder, Abby's House

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