Oral history interview with Jean Friedel and Margie Miner, March 21, 1995

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Oral history interview with Jean Friedel and Margie Miner, conducted by Thomas Coyne on March 21, 1995. Friedel and Miner discuss how they came to teach at WMU, the status of women’s physical education programs, the development of women’s physical education programs, the organizational structure of women’s sports, discrimination in sports, and the role of Title IX in women’s athletics. Jean Friedel coached seven women’s sports, including basketball, field hockey, volleyball, gymnastics and track and field, at WMU during her 29-year tenure, which ran from 1960-1989. Margie J. Miner was a faculty member from 1957 until her retirement in 1986. She began the Women's Recreation Association at the university. She passed away on January 30, 2005 in Kalamazoo. and Tape summaries only. Full transcripts unavailable.

Date Created:

1995-03-21T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Collection:

Oral Histories at Western Michigan University, WMU Centennial Oral History Collection, and 1 audiocassettes

Place:

Kalamazoo (Mich.)

Subject Topic:

Western Michigan University--Sports--History, Western Michigan University--History, Western Michigan University. School of Education--History, Western Michigan University. Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation--History, Western Michigan University--Faculty, Coaches (Athletics), Women athletes, Sex discrimination in sports--Michigan--History, Roell, Candace L., 1908-2001, Ebert, Frances H., 1930-2008, Hoy, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas), 1918-2008, Winter, Ronald J., 1963-, Meyer, Ruth Ann, 1935-2019, Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, National Collegiate Athletic Association. Division I, Women's Recreational Association, and Oral histories

Language:

eng

Rights:

Copyright 2019 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, all rights reserved. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Archives, Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.

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http://cdm16259.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16259coll4/id/92