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Pat Davitt & Anne Roberts Interview

Interview with Pat Davitt and Anne Roberts about two of their late colleagues, Maggie Benston and Kathleen Gough, for Marianne Ainley’s research about women scientists in Canada. They discuss Kathleen Gough’s political activism and academic career in anthropology, including but not limited to, the organizing of an International Women’s Conference in the 1960s with the organization, Voice of Women. Also discussed were Kathleen’s chronic health issues, and her final battle with cancer.

In the second part of the interview, Davitt and Roberts are asked about Maggie Benston, particularly her time working at SFU and the difficulties she faced in the male-dominated chemistry department, and her later work towards starting a women studies program. The interviewees also talk about Maggie’s relationship with her twin sister Marian.

Ursula Franklin Interview

Interview with physicist, Dr. Ursula Franklin for Marianne Ainley’s research about women scientists in Canada. Ainley asks about her perspective on western science, her experience attending university in Berlin during WW2, and the work she did at the University of Toronto and the Ontario Research Foundation. Franklin also discusses about her role in the organization, Voice of Women, in the 1960s and how she balanced being a mother while conducting her academic work.

Andrea Lebowitz Interview

Interview with Andrea Liebowitz, Literature/Women’s Studies professor at Simon Fraser University, for Marianne Ainley’s research about women scientists in Canada. Liebowitz talks about when she first started working as part of the small faculty at SFU, and several of the colleagues she met, particularly Kathleen Gough and Maggie Benston.

Margaret Wilson-Bell Interview

Interview with astrophysicist, Dr. Margaret Wilson-Bell, for Marianne Ainley’s research about women scientists in Canada. Wilson-Bell predominantly talks about her research collecting and analyzing data about the sun, and working for the National Research Council. She also explains growing up and attending university in Edinburgh, and how she couldn’t find a job there due to her status as a single woman. Ainley and Wilson-Bell also tell stories about the mixed experience of women in science.

Beryl Amaron Interview

Interview with Beryl Amaron for Marianne Ainley’s research project, “Re-explorations: Gender, Science and Environment in the 19th and 20th Century Canada and Australia." The interview was conducted by Ainly’s research assistant Anna-Stina Kjellstrom. Amaron talks about her MA thesis, "More than Useable Tools: Towards and appreciation of Ne?kepx Fibre Technology as a Significant Expression of Culture." She explains her focus on women’s work, gender divisions she observed in the community, and difficulties she had while conducting her fieldwork.

Wendy Wickwire Interview

Interview with anthropologist, Dr. Wendy Wickwire, for Marianne Ainley’s research project, “Re-explorations: Gender, Science and Environment in the 19th and 20th Century Canada and Australia." Wickwire talks about her interdisciplinary background and how she began studying indigenous history in BC. Wickwire also talks about her experience doing field research, her relationships with research participants, and how she approaches her research in order to minimize western bias.

Jane Young Interview

Interview with ethnobotanist, Dr. Jane Young, for Marianne Ainley’s research project, “Re-explorations: Gender, Science and Environment in the 19th and 20th Century Canada and Australia." Young begins by explaining how she became interested in studying ethnobotany, and her experience working with research participants in the field. Ainly and Young also discuss environmental conservation, the methodology of ethnobotanical interviews, and how society’s value of ethnobotany has changed over time.

Jean L. Briggs Interview

Interview with anthropologist, Dr. Jean L. Briggs for Marianne Ainley’s research about women scientists in Canada. Briggs talks about her childhood and her education at Vassar College, Boston University, and Harvard. Predominantly, Briggs discusses her experience doing 17 months of fieldwork in remote northern Inuit communities, and her work at Memorial University in Newfoundland.

H. E. Lin Interivew

Interview with physicist Dr. H. E. Lin, for Marianne Ainley’s research about women scientists in Canada. Lin discusses her childhood, education, and early career in Taiwan. She also explains the process of moving to Canada with her husband, as well as her teaching and research at the Prince of Wales College (later University of PEI).

Dorothy E. Smith Interview

Interview with sociologist, Dr. Dorothy Smith, for Marianne Ainley’s research about women scientists in Canada. Smith talks about her family and growing up in Yorkshire, England. She goes on to explain how she eventually attended college in order to escape tedious secretary jobs, which led to an academic career in sociology. Smith also discusses moving to the USA and Canada, and working as a single parent. She also touches on her involvement in the women’s movement, working on various women’s associations, including the BC Women Studies Association, and Women’s Research Centre.

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