Oral history interview with JoAnn Manson (captioned video, audio, and transcript)
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Title
Oral history interview with JoAnn Manson (captioned video, audio, and transcript)
Subject
Women in medicine
Medical education
Women physicians
Oral histories (literary works)
Transcripts
Medicine, Preventive
Medical education
Women physicians
Oral histories (literary works)
Transcripts
Medicine, Preventive
Description
Oral history interview of Dr. JoAnn Manson, conducted by Arlene McDonald in August 2024 (total running time 4H22M34S). In the interviews, Manson discusses: her early life; her experience in medical school; her medical training; her turn towards a DrPH and research focus; her preventive health research; achievements from throughout her career; the impact of her work educating the public; and the experience of being a woman and mother in the medical profession.
This oral history interview is part of the Alma Dea Morani Renaissance Woman in Medicine Oral History Project, sponsored by the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation, formerly the Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine.
This oral history interview is part of the Alma Dea Morani Renaissance Woman in Medicine Oral History Project, sponsored by the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation, formerly the Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine.
Abstract
Oral history interview of Dr. JoAnn Manson, conducted by Arlene McDonald. This oral history is part of the Alma Dea Morani Renaissance Women in Medicine Oral History Project, sponsored by the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation, formerly the Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine was conducted by video in four parts.
Creator
Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation
Date Available
2026-02-25
Date Created
Oral history conducted in four sessions in August 2024
2024-08-07
2024-08-08
2024-08-14
2024-08-15
2024-08-07
2024-08-08
2024-08-14
2024-08-15
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation records, 1998-2024 (inclusive). H MS c420.
Format
video
audio
text
Extent
1 oral history (4 separate recordings totalling 4H24M34S), 1 transcript with a biographical summary and timestamped table of contents (82 pages)
Language
English
Type
sound
moving image
text
Identifier
Accession #2026-113
Provenance
Gift of the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation in 2025.
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Embedded Media
Interviewer
Arlene McDonald
Interviewee
JoAnn Manson
Original Format
Digital
Duration
Total: 4H22M34S
Session 1: 36M39S
Session 2: 49M20S
Session 3: 1H02M37S
Session 4: 1H53M58S
Session 1: 36M39S
Session 2: 49M20S
Session 3: 1H02M37S
Session 4: 1H53M58S
Files
Citation
Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation, “Oral history interview with JoAnn Manson (captioned video, audio, and transcript),” OnView, accessed October 22, 2026, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/26833.