AW49-1 - Orient: Golden Age for Bowdoin Greeks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOn the Board\u2019s reaction to her appointment: \u201cWhen I went to my first meeting, you know, everyone was most cordial, but one guy said to me, \u2018I\u2019m very glad to meet you, but you know, I still think women don\u2019t belong at Bowdoin,\u2019 and I said, \u2018Well, you know, that may be your opinion, but obviously, you\u2019re in the minority.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n
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Time: 31:09<\/p>\n
On alumni backlash against some of the Board\u2019s decisions: \u201cPeople have this passion about their college, which is wonderful and has to be maintained, but you know, I don\u2019t pay much attention to the grumbling. There will always be grumblers. But that fades away over time.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Time: 31:33<\/p>\n
On coeducation: \u201cIt\u2019s the best thing that ever happened to Bowdoin College\u2026It transformed attitudes on campus; it transformed campus life; it transformed the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Citation:<\/strong> I, Anna Wright, interviewed Roz Bernstein on Sunday, October 30, 2011, at her home in Portland, Maine. We discussed her experience as the first woman on the Bowdoin College Board of Overseers, particularly as it related to the College\u2019s change from an all-male institution to a coeducational one.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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