Pembroke State University - Indianhead Yearbook (Pembroke, NC)

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PSU Women: You Have Come A Long Way Over the past one hundred years there have been numerous changes at PSU. The college ex- perience for PSU women is one area that reveals many of these changes. As attitudes have changed regarding women ' s rights and capabilities, PSU has reflected these attitudes. Women have always been an important part of this campus. While most women majored in ed- ucation during the early years of the school, this year there were women majoring in diverse areas of study such as biology, public re- lations, chemistry, and computer science. The increasing number of women in these various fields re- flected the new jobs open to wom- en in 1987. PSU provided many women who were unable to attend college years ago with the chance to go back to school. Maureen Regan was one example of a woman who not only worked at PSU for nine- teen years but also earned her un- dergraduate degree and two master ' s degrees while working. She said of her experience at PSU, I became a more liberated woman . . . able to make decisions I would not have been able to make otherwise. In celebrating PSU ' s centenni- al, we have also celebrated one hundred years of the changing woman. These 1969 PSU women took their place at the front of the class. 22 Review

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The Bakers — Mary, Amy, and Violet — were a special family of women on the campus of PSU. Both daughters and their mother came to PSU in 1984. All three majored in education. Going to college was something Violet had wanted to do when she was younger but she had never seriously considered Jt .Siie macded-a raised five children instead. With the children grown and going to college themselves, and with Mr. Baker ' s being disabled, Violet saw coming to school as a step closer towards her goal of having a day-care center and financial security. Besides, as Mary noted, The car was already going to PSU and Mom thought she might as well come along with us. Both Mary and Amy regretted that with all three going to school they have less time to spend with their mother. Yet in many ways their shared col- lege experience has brought them closer together. We treasure what we do have, said Mary, and those thirty minutes spent driving to school are all the more precious. Amy added that her mother has become more like a best friend or a sister. With all three females at school Mr. Baker took over the duties at home. He cooked breakfast for the three every morning and took care of the wash- ing and grocery shopping. Violet ' s father who also lives with the Baker ' s, giving their family a total of eight, was especiall y proud of Violet because she was the only one out of his seven children to get a college degree. That she could do this after mar- rying and raising a family is yet another reason for the ever changing attitudes towards women and what they can accomplish. iology major Anne Locklear is an 80 ' s woman. Review 23