Oral History Interview, Mary Bjustrom (2198)
Abstract
In October 2019, Avery Pilot interviewed Mary Bjustrom, alumnus of UW Madison (class of 1969) about her experiences as a student on campus during the late 1960s. Mary discussed her choice to switch from studying mathematics at the University of Idaho to computer science at UW-Madison as a graduate student, her experiences with early computers, the stress of on campus protests in the Vietnam era and national events like high-profile political assassinations, and the situation of women in STEM programs then and now. This story was collected in for inclusion into the Class Reunion Project of the UW-Madison Archives and Records Management Oral History Program.
Subject
computer science
graduate studies
protests
women in STEM
campus life
Vietnam era
Permanent Link
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/85426Type
Recording, oral
Description
In October 2019, Avery Pilot interviewed Mary Bjustrom, alumnus of UW Madison (class of 1969) about her experiences as a student on campus during the late 1960s. To learn more about this oral history, download & review the index first (or transcript if available). It will help determine which audio file(s) to download & listen to.