Oral history interview with Vivian W. Pinn (captioned video, audio, and transcript)
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Title
Oral history interview with Vivian W. Pinn (captioned video, audio, and transcript)
Subject
Women in medicine
Medical education
Oral histories (literary works)
Transcripts
Description
Oral history interview of Dr. Vivian Pinn, conducted by Arlene McDonald in five sessions between 2023 April 11 and 2023 May 17 (total running time 4H34M07S). Dr. Pinn recounts her upbringing in segregated Lynchburg, Virginia; her mother’s death; her decision to enter medical school at the University of Virginia, and the racism she experienced there; her career at Harvard, Tufts, and Howard universities, and her work as the inaugural director of the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health; and her retirement. For a full summary, see the “Interview Summary” in the transcript document.
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. Vivian Pinn, 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 five parts.
Creator
Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation
Date
Oral history conducted 2023-04-11/2023-05-17
Date Available
2024-06
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
audio
Extent
1 oral history (5 separate recordings totally 4H34M07S), 1 transcript (117 pages), 1 interview summary with chapter summaries (10 pages)
Language
English
Type
sound
Identifier
Accession #2024-169
Provenance
Gift of the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation in 2024.
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Embedded Media
Interviewer
Arlene McDonald
Interviewee
Vivian Pinn
Original Format
Digital
Duration
Total: 4H34M07S
Session 1 (2023-04-11): 43M35S
Session 2 (2023-04-12): 39M25S
Session 3 (2023-05-03): 52M18S
Session 4 (2023-05-10): 1H11M44S
Session 5 (2023-05-17): 51M45S
Session 1 (2023-04-11): 43M35S
Session 2 (2023-04-12): 39M25S
Session 3 (2023-05-03): 52M18S
Session 4 (2023-05-10): 1H11M44S
Session 5 (2023-05-17): 51M45S
Files
Citation
Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation, “Oral history interview with Vivian W. Pinn (captioned video, audio, and transcript),” OnView, accessed July 16, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/26729.
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