50 Years of Coeducation at Holy Cross: Oral Histories of Women Lighting the Way

 
In September 1972, the first women enrolled at the College of the Holy Cross, lighting the way for generations to follow, women who would advance to create lives of personal and professional impact across all vocations across the globe, inspired by the foundation of a Jesuit, Catholic liberal arts education. Beginning in September 2022 and continuing through May 2024 (the 50th anniversary of the first women graduates), The College will recognize, reflect on and celebrate the impact of Holy Cross women. As part of this celebration, thirty women from the classes of 1974, 1975 and 1976 volunteered to share their Holy Cross stories in a series of interviews. They remember and reflect on the first days of coeducation. They relay their experiences and memories of the campus where their spirit, commitment, contributions, and sacrifices made enduring friendships and created the foundation for the Holy Cross of today.

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Oral Histories

 

An Interview with Betty Kling Bosler and Margy Pepe, Elizabeth M. Bosler, Margaret S. Pepe, and Stephen Rosseel

 

An Interview with Brenda Diederich, Brenda Diederich and Mary Nolan Tully

 

An Interview with Carol Kane, Carol Marotta Kane Leonhard and Irene Nicolich Richwine

 

An Interview with Carol Ryerson, Carol Ryerson and Irene Nicolich Richwine

 

An Interview with Crystal Watler, Crystal Watler and Philip A. Zachary

 

An Interview with Deb Fulham Winston, Deborah W. Fulham-Winston and Ruth Ann Corinha Elias

 

An Interview with Denise Carver, Mary Denise Carver and Joan Sinopoli

 

An Interview with Doreathea Rourke, Doreathea M. Rourke and Suzanne M. Geaney

 

An Interview with Ellen Wilson, Ellen Gilmore Wilson and Maureen Varley

 

An Interview with Irene Richwine, Irene Nicolich Richwine and Suzanne M. Geaney

 

An Interview with Jackie Tellier, Jacquelyn E. Tellier and Suzanne M. Geaney

 

An Interview with Janice Parise, Janice Parise and Joan Sinopoli

 

An Interview with Joan Sinopoli, Joan Sinopoli and James McCaffrey

 

An Interview with Lynn DiRoberto, Lynn M. DiRoberto and Linda M. Anderson

 

An Interview with Margaret Daly, Margaret D. Daly and Joan Sinopoli

 

An Interview with Martha Polachi, Martha J. Polachi and Maureen Varley

 

An Interview with Mary Ann Rettig-Zucchi, Mary Ann Rettig-Zucchi and Ruth Ann Corinha Elias

 

An Interview with Mary Dacey White, Mary Dacey White and Ruth Ann Corinha Elias

 

An Interview with Mary Guth, Mary A. Guth and Joan Sinopoli

 

An Interview with Mary Quinlan, Mary Donahue Quinlan and Maureen Varley

 

An Interview with Maureen O'Connor, Maureen O'Connor and Joan Sinopoli

 

An Interview with Nancy McKinley, Nancy McKinley and Irene Nicolich Richwine

 

An Interview with Patricia Stewart Brent, Patricia Brent and Maureen Varley

 

An Interview with Ruth Ann Elias, Ruth Ann Corinha Elias and Philip A. Zachary

 

An Interview with Ruth Hingston, Ruth Keefe Hingston and Maureen Varley

 

An Interview with Suzanne Geaney, Suzanne M. Geaney and Irene Nicolich Richwine

 

An Interview with Suzanne Salmon, Suzanne Rock Salmon and Irene Nicolich Richwine

Videos

 

Celebrating the First Women of Holy Cross: '74 '75 '76, College of the Holy Cross

 

Lighting the Way Together: 50th Anniversary of Coeducation Panel, College of the Holy Cross

 

Men of '74, '75, '76, College of the Holy Cross

 

Voices from 1972: Stories from the First Holy Cross Women, College of the Holy Cross

 

Women in Athletics, College of the Holy Cross

 

Women Who Made a Difference, College of the Holy Cross