UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON ARCHIVES
ORAL HISTORY PROJECT

Interview #288
HAZINSKI, HARRIET

HAZINSKI, Harriet (1909-1997)
Undergraduate Student
At UW: 1930-1934

Interviewed: 1984	
Interviewer: Laura Smail
Length: 1 hour

Background; First impressions of UW; Employment while at UW; Teachers; Dormitory and sorority life; Experimental College; Political views while at UW; Activities and organizations; Contrast between students then and now; Views on women's movement; Career.

Tape 1/Side 1

00:00:14	Educational and professional background: Art major, instructor at DePaul 	University, overseas during WWII as Red Cross recreation worker stationed in 	India, China, and Japan.

00:01:06	Family background; choosing the University of Wisconsin.

00:03:51	Initial view of UW; Professor Helen C. White.

00:05:02	Depression and its effects on the UW; financing education a joint effort with 	parents and part-time work.

00:06:58	Graduation, the problems of finding a job; the depression and being a woman 	seeking a profession were the two-fold problem.

00:08:17	Editor of the class of 1934 newsletter; survey indicating the hardships of 	graduates during the depression.

00:10:26	Women who influenced HH's educational goals: Abby Marlatt, Hazel Manning, 	Julia Randolf, Blanche Trilling, and Margaret H'Doubler.

00:11:23	Retirement and present activities: Volunteer state commander, President of 	American Society of Training and Development.

00:13:00	Helen C. White acquaintance at YWCA.

00:16:58	Dorm life and sorority life, social life and work life.

00:19:23	Camp Randall, concerts, dance programs, classical music.

Tape 1/Side 2

00:27:38	1930s college life and political activity.

00:28:45	Experimental college and Bill Blaesser.

00:33:30	YWCA activity, Pan Hellenic Council, WSGA.

00:35:43	Political views before attending the UW.  How UW affected HH's political 	views; Max Otto; Liberal views.

00:39:33	Oxford Peace Movement.  1933 Bud Holt and HH co-chaired a University 	convocation series.  Series dealt with world issued.

00:43:55	Views of students of 1930s and students of today.

00:46:32	YWCA regional council member and women's movement.

00:54:30	Views on the women's movement.

00:56:21	End of interview.

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