Gelpi, Barbara C.
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Barbara Charlesworth Gelpi begins her interview discussing her early life in Colombia, her parents and her sister, her education in catholic schools in Colombia and Toronto, Canada, as well as her undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Miami. Gelpi goes on to discuss her doctoral work at Radcliffe and meeting Albert Gelpi. She notes her positions at University of California, Santa Barbara, Brandies, and marrying Albert, who accepted a position in 1967 at Stanford. Gelpi discusses the unrest on campus at the time and her experience as a woman and a lecturer in Stanford’s English Department. Gelpi notes the difficulty she faced getting a regular appointment at Stanford, and her experience at San Jose State. She recounts her work with other female faculty in developing interdisciplinary courses and texts dealing with women, and the founding of the Center for Research on Women (CROW). Gelpi opens the second session discussing at length her experience as editor of Signs, including its influence and reception. She also discusses other Stanford faculty and staff who assisted with Signs and the challenges they all faced in editing the journal. Gelpi further explores her experience as a woman and a spouse of a faculty member in the English Department, and how she dealt with changing societal norms. She recounts her efforts to get a tenure track position and eventually tenure within the department. She concludes by discussing her time as interim director at the Clayman Institute and thoughts on Stanford’s evolution since her arrival.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Date created | February 12, 2013 - March 12, 2013 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Gelpi, Barbara C. | |
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| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society. | |
| Contributing author | Tracy, Allison K. |
Subjects
| Subject | Barbara Gelpi |
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| Subject | Albert Gelpi |
| Subject | English Department |
| Subject | Stanford Historical Society |
| Subject | Signs |
| Subject | Clayman Institute |
| Subject | Center for Research on Women |
| Subject | CROW |
Bibliographic information
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/vd064qb6480 |
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- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Preferred citation
- Preferred Citation
Gelpi, Barbara C. (2013).
Oral history. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at:
http://purl.stanford.edu/vd064qb6480
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Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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