Oral history interview with Jean Friedel, November 28, 1995

Description:

Oral history interview with Jean Friedel, conducted by Mary Hurlbut Cordier on November 28, 1995. Friedel discusses how she came to teach women’s athletics at WMU, the changes to women’s physical education in response to Title IX, budgeting constraints, and the condition of various buildings used for physical education. She shares what it was like to be a women in higher education in the 1960s and 1970s, the environment of WMU throughout her career, collaborations with other faculty, and her enjoyment working with students. Jean Friedel coached seven women’s sports, including basketball, field hockey, volleyball, gymnastics and track and field, at WMU during her 29-year tenure from 1960-1989.

Institution: Western Michigan University Libraries

Collection: Oral Histories at Western Michigan University

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Subject Topics:

Western Michigan University--History,

College students--Michigan--Kalamazoo,

Western Michigan University. Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation--History,

Western Michigan University--Faculty,

Coaches (Athletics),

Women athletes,

Discrimination in sports--Michigan--History,

Women in education,

Women college teachers,

Miner, Margie J.,

Ebert, Frances H., 1930-2008,

Roell, Candace L., 1908-2001,

Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women,

National Collegiate Athletic Association. Division I,

Oral histories

Language: eng

URL: http://cdm16259.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16259coll4/id/86

Type: sound recording