The effect of a sword

I interviewed my coach Carla Corbit about her experiences as a fencing coach and competitive fencer (+some input from Margo Miller)

Evelyn Squires and her mom, Sarah Squires, discuss living through historical events

In this interview, conducted in November 2023 in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Evelyn Squires (17) interviews her mom, Sarah Squires (48), about living through historical events. Mrs. Squires discusses her experience and reactions to 9/11 as someone who lived in Charlottesville,...

"We Were Reunited"

Melina Plummer (16, Grandaughter) and Maureen McCarthy (58, Grandmother) Discuss a multitude of topics. Being a single mother and being the first generation of Women to work full time is tough. Maureen has lived through a lot and has a...

"I'm still figuring out what I want to be when I grow up": Allison Dietrick

Reed Dietrick (16) talks to her mother, Allison Dietrick (48), who shares a story of reclaiming her identity and finding happiness after a lifetime of chasing external validation.

Megan Hoag interviews her uncle John Corcoran about his experiences in the FDNY

While spending time at home on Thanksgiving break, I had the opportunity to interview my uncle about his fire department experiences focusing on the tragedies that occurred on September 11th, 2001. He shared his experience in the fire department and...

Grandmere + Eloise, Christmas 2021

Living at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21

Immigration and women’s struggles

I interviewed my cousin who is a Mexican immigrant and law enforcement officer to gain her view on women's struggles.

LGBTQ+ Rights Youth Advocacy & Gender Equality

Amari Otto tells her experiences being a gay woman with her family, friends and communities.

Across the Border: Abortion Laws and Feminism

Hello everyone, in this interview I had the honor of interviewing my friend Arantxa Rangel, an activist for abortion rights and women’s rights in both El Paso and Ciudad Juarez to discuss the different perspectives of the laws and her...

Matthew Hargraves and his Aunt Kathy Schaefer discuss her experiences as a girl and womanhood.

I asked my Aunt Kathy a few questions about what her experience was being a young woman growing up in the 1960’s and what kind of expectations were placed on her. This was a practice interview and it was not...

Jenna Walters interviews her grandmother, Gayle Jansen, about her experiences as a woman throughout her life

In this interview, Jenna Walters (21) talks to her grandmother, Gayle Jansen (73) about her experiences as a woman throughout her life. Ms. Jansen discusses her experiences as a girl and what her life was like raising children. She also...

9/11 thoughts

We talked about what she thought of for 9/11

9/11 interview project

This is an interview I did for my history class about the events of 9/11. I interviewed my mom on it because she had family and people she knew that were closely involved.

Robert MacDonald and Dylan MacDonald – Eyewitness Account of 9/11

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Robert MacDonald (57) talks with his son, Dylan MacDonald (23) about living in the neighborhood of the Twin Towers, witnessing them fall, and fleeing to New Jersey with a then-3-year-old Dylan.

My dad’s recollection of 9-11

He talks about how his day went on the day of the attacks, and what changed after.

Eva and her mom

Eva Wang (21) talks with her mother, Zhu Hongying (48) about the memory in her childhood and the reason why a woman need to have a kid.

Women’s March of 2017

In November of 2016 considering the political climate at the time, many women had started to speak out on their sexual assualt or rape experiences, and today I speak with my mother on how she felt women are treated in...