Oral History of the Tenured Women in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, 1981

The purpose of this 1981 study was to document the history of women faculty at Harvard University. Of the then 13 women tenured in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard in 1981, 11 professors and the husband of one deceased professor participated in interviews. Nine of these women were of foreign background and one was African American. The interviews focused on the development of their careers, the challenges they faced, their educational and occupational histories, life histories, and demographic information. The 12 participants took part in intensive, open-ended interviews. The interview followed a rough chronological outline and produced a biographical sketch of each participant, in addition to information about academic work, career, and view of Harvard. The interviews were transcribed and approved by the participants.The Murray Research Archive has the original tapes and the interview transcripts for all participants. Each professor made her own confidentiality agreements with Dr. Walzer. Because it is not possible to disguise the participants' identities, access to some transcripts is restricted and requires special permission. Audio Data Availability Note: This study contains audio data that have been digitized. There are 78 audio files available.

本研究开展于1981年，旨在梳理哈佛大学女性教职人员的从业历史。1981年时，哈佛大学文理学院共有13名获得终身教职的女性教员，其中11位教授与1位已故女教授的丈夫参与了本次访谈。受访者中9人拥有海外背景，1人为非裔美国人。访谈内容围绕受访者的职业发展历程、遭遇的各类挑战、教育与职业经历、人生历程以及人口统计信息展开。本次共有12名参与者参与了深度开放式访谈，访谈遵循大致的时间线框架进行，最终为每位受访者生成个人生平梗概，同时收集了其学术工作、职业发展及对哈佛大学的看法等相关信息。访谈内容经转录后，均由受访者本人审核确认。默里研究档案馆（Murray Research Archive）保存了所有参与者的原始录音磁带与访谈转录稿。每位教授均与瓦尔泽博士签署了个人保密协议。由于无法隐去受访者的身份信息，部分转录稿的访问权限受到限制，需获得特殊许可方可查阅。音频数据可用性说明：本研究包含已数字化的音频数据，共计提供78份音频文件。