"I think [Lesley] gave me the ability to look into the distance." from Phyllis Horvitz Friedman '49
Title
"I think [Lesley] gave me the ability to look into the distance." from Phyllis Horvitz Friedman '49
Creator
Lesley University
Source
From 1:01:04 of Phyllis Horvitz Friedman's oral history.
Publisher
Lesley University
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Language
English
Type
Sound
Identifier
3.001 Lesley University Archives Oral History Collection, 2008-2010
Interviewer
Alyssa Pacy
Interviewee
Phyllis Horvitz Friedman
Transcription
AP: "How do you think your experience at Lesley has influenced you over time?"
PHF: "I was never an unhappy child but I think I became a happier person at Lesley. I mean…I…I think it gave me an ability to look into the distance. I had ups and downs there, you know. Things I liked…things I didn’t like. But it was very good for my development. I had to learn to live with a lot of young women where I was the only one. And I wasn’t always successful. And I had to think back. It was a time I had to think and finally admit, you know, maybe you should have done this or that. I learned to be more compassionate. Live with people…some who had very big problems. I came from a very sheltered life."
AP: "And when you said big problems, do you mean?"
PHF: "Yeah, some of these girls did."
AP: "Do you mean emotional?"
PHF: "Yes, some of them had big family problems. Financial problems that were tearing the family apart. I remember one girl whose parent passed away and mother was left a fairly young widow with other children to support and want to educate. The girl switched to the two-year course instead of completing four years. I was quite friendly with her.
1:01:04
PHF: "I was never an unhappy child but I think I became a happier person at Lesley. I mean…I…I think it gave me an ability to look into the distance. I had ups and downs there, you know. Things I liked…things I didn’t like. But it was very good for my development. I had to learn to live with a lot of young women where I was the only one. And I wasn’t always successful. And I had to think back. It was a time I had to think and finally admit, you know, maybe you should have done this or that. I learned to be more compassionate. Live with people…some who had very big problems. I came from a very sheltered life."
AP: "And when you said big problems, do you mean?"
PHF: "Yeah, some of these girls did."
AP: "Do you mean emotional?"
PHF: "Yes, some of them had big family problems. Financial problems that were tearing the family apart. I remember one girl whose parent passed away and mother was left a fairly young widow with other children to support and want to educate. The girl switched to the two-year course instead of completing four years. I was quite friendly with her.
1:01:04
URL
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/oral_histories/50/
Citation
Lesley University, “"I think [Lesley] gave me the ability to look into the distance." from Phyllis Horvitz Friedman '49,” Digital Exhibits | Lesley University Archives, accessed May 8, 2024, https://lesleyarchives.omeka.net/items/show/175.