Interviewee	Rhodes, Carolyn (Hodgson Meyers)
Interview Date	March 12 - July 17, 2009
Collection	Oral History Collection
Number of Tapes	n/a
Tape #	n/a
Play length	4 hrs. 28 min. [in 6 parts: 1) 56.5 min.; 2) 56.5 min.; 3) 18 min.; 4) 22.5 min.; 5) 34.5 min.; 6) 68.5 min.]
Tape condition/# sides?	digital tape -- good condition
Transcript?	Yes -- transcribed by Karen Vaughan and Teresa Statler-Keener
No. typed pages	66 pages
Other attachments	Interview contains audio files and a bibliography of sources mentioned.
Transcript Location
Subject 1	Old Dominion University History -- 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Subject 2	Rhodes, Carolyn -- background and career
Subject 3	Old Dominion Univeristy -- teaching, curriculum development -- English Department, Women's Studies Department
Subject 4	Women's Caucus - development
Subject a	Women's Center
Subject b	Friends of Women's Studies
Subject c	Fulbright experience in Romania and China
Subject d	Feminism, etc
ODU Service	1965-1990
Interviewee Birth/Death	b. 5/16/1925 in (Birmingham, Alabama)
Other Interviewee Info	Carolyn Hodgson Meyers Rhodes began as an Assistant Professor in the English Department at Old Dominion University (then Old Dominion College) in 1965. During her tenure at Old Dominion University, Dr. Rhodes co-founded the Women's Caucus, worked as the Principal Investigator for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Pilot Grant in Women's Studies, co-founded the Friends of Women's Studies organization, and was a Fulbright Lecturer in both Romania and China. She retired in 1990 but remained active at ODU.
Interview Summary	The interview is in six parts. Part 1 discusses her personal and educational background, her arrival at ODU in 1965, activism on campus, teaching and curriculum development in the English Department, and some of her research and publications. Part 2 discusses her experiences as a Fulbright Scholar in Romania and China, including being present at the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, and events surrounding the organization of the Women's Caucus at ODU and its effects on campus. Part 3 briefly discusses the beginning of the ODU Women's Center and then focusses on the origins of the Women's Studies Department, included the NEH grant, the pilot program, curriculum development, and the first directors of the program. Part 4 discusses the development and activities of the Friends of Women's Studies. Part 5 addresses Dr. Rhodes attitudes and views of feminism. In Part 6, she gives her thoughts about ODU and how it has changed, her life in retirement, and her many projects and activities.
Interviewer	Karen Vaughan
Interviewer Info	Digital Services Coordinator, ODU Libraries (1988- )
Physical Location (audio cassette)
CDROM Location	Special Collections
Number of CDRoms
Web location	http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/oralhistory/oduhistory/rhodestranscript1.html - rhodestranscript6.html
.wav size	Part 1: mb; Part 2: mb; Part 3: mb; Part 4: mb; Part 5: mb; Part 6: mb; Part 7: mb; Part 8: mb; Part 9: mb
.rm size	Part 1: 53mb; Part 2: 53mb; Part 3: 17mb; Part 4: 21mb; Part 5: 32mb; Part 6: 64mb
Copyright	The audio and transcripts in this collection are copyright of the Old Dominion University.
Permitted Use	They may be used for educational and research purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way.