FINNERTYFRANCES

Interview with Frances Finnerty, 1992

 

1992-03-08

 

Interviewer: Dizon, Rodolfo

Frances Finnerty attended San Diego State from 1931 to 1936, starting from when she was only 16 years old. In this hour-long interview, she reminisces about carpooling to class and wading through the mud in the rain to get to class. She also recalls her teaching jobs after graduating and how privileged she felt to be able to go to college, and shares her thoughts on President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Interviews; Oral histories; Rodolfo Dizon; Frances Finnerty; Carpooling; San Diego State Teacher's College; San Diego State College; Teachers; San Diego State University alumni; San Diego State University alumnae; Sherman Elementary School (San Diego); The California Pacific International Exposition (1935 San Diego); Marston's; Noon dances; Great Depression; New Deal; Franklin D. Roosevelt; CCC; Civilian Conservation Corps; Radio in the 1930s; WPA; Works Progress Administration; New math; First generation college students; Male domination; Christmas dances; School promotion; College sports; College dances; Minorities in higher education

139 Fourth Avenue, Number 7

California - Chula Vista

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English

 

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00:59:06

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