HIST 324 "Unruly Women in the 20th Century U.S." was designed as a Service Learning course requiring the students to work 'hands-on" with history materials, designing and completing oral history interviews with a person they have identified as a "remarkable woman". Over the past year, Professor Tammy Pike has been changing how she teaches history to include opportunities for the students to directly interact with and research history. This course is the third in a series, in which the students created extensive digital exhibits based on transcribed letters from a collection housed at a local historical society. The other two courses in the series are Women in WWII and Women in the US Since 1865.
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Major: History Minor: Education |
Bio: Hollis is a senior at the University of South Carolina Upstate majoring in History and minoring in Education. Taking part in this project has given him the opportunity to learn more about a remarkable woman from Upstate S.C. It has also helped him learn how to use the technology involved in oral history collecting.
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Major: Biology |
Bio: Aujah’la Elmore-Mack is a junior at USC Upstate majoring in biology with a minor certificate in diversity, equity, and inclusion. She chose to take this class as part of the completion of her minor certificate. Post-grad, she intends to complete a Master’s or PhD program in biology. This has been one of her favorite classes in her college career. She has greatly enjoyed and been inspired by the women discussed and the women who have come to speak. The best part, however, was doing the oral history interview with her aunt, who is one of the most important people in her life. Even though they’re extremely close, she feels like it was really special to create a lasting memory of her aunt's life and share it with her peers and possible future employers.
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Major: Psychology Minor: Child Advocacy Studies |
Bio: Miranda is a Senior at the University of South Carolina Upstate majoring in Psychology and has completed her minor in Child Advocacy Studies. Upon graduation, she aims to start a master’s program in clinical psychology with her research focus on pharmacodynamic interactions and psychopathology, and a clinical focus on therapy. For Miranda, this service project was an eye-opener because it reminded her how important family truly is, and how many people take their family members for granted. This project also contributed to the development of her interpersonal skills, in which her day-to-day life requires her to proficiently use many of these skills.
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Major: Psychology |
Bio: Jordan is a senior attending USC Upstate majoring in Experimental Psychology. She is currently working in a neuroscience lab at USC Upstate using an EEG machine to research feedback related to negativity with stereotype threat. She believes working with the Service-Learning Project has helped with many interpersonal skills, particularly that of active listening, bettering her as person in both her personal and professional life.
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Major: Biology |
My name is Erik Simpson, I am a Sophomore Biology major. I am thinking about trying to teach high school biology, but I want to keep my options wide. I learned a lot about the early days of my mom's professional career during the interview, and I got a lot deeper information on a lot of the women that my mom has mentioned and listened to over the years.
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Major: English and History |
Bio: Ryleigh Watson is a senior attending the University of South Carolina Upstate. She is majoring in both English and History. Partaking in the project gave her a great deal of experience with the technicalities of audio transcription and the process of oral histories. She enjoyed being able to partake in a face-to-face exchange of history, utilizing new technologies, and expanding her skills with these technologies. She found the experience invaluable for her future in museums.
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Major: Secondary Social Studies |
Bio: Catherine is a Junior at USC Upstate, majoring in Secondary Social Studies. After college, she plans to begin teaching in a local high school and pursue her master's degree in Administration.
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Major: History Minor: Philosophy and Film Studies |
Bio: Alex is a junior at the University of South Carolina Upstate and majors in history while double minoring in philosophy and film studies. Alex plans to pursue further film studies schooling after graduation and hopes to be a filmmaker. This course and project allowed Alex to hone their oral history skills as well as speak with someone remarkable (and unruly).
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Major: History |
Bio: Briosha Harris is a junior at the University of South Carolina Upstate majoring in history. She is an Air Force veteran and is planning to attend law school in the future.
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Major: Secondary Education - History |
Bio: John Pickens is a junior at the University of South Carolina Upstate majoring in Secondary education history. This class has provided insights into the parts of history that is usually looked over. This class has also shown the remarkable women and their achievements throughout history and the long-lasting impact they have had in society and in the world. The different speakers who have come to this class have shown him that no matter what your upbringing and beginnings are, you can make yourself a remarkable person.
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Major: History Minor: Education and Philosophy
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Bio: Edwin is a junior attending the University of South Carolina Upstate majoring in History and minoring in Education as well as Philosophy. During this project he was able to go back to Piedmont's Community Center and interview Dr. Anne Peden, whom he worked with in an internship for the Piedmont Historical Preservation Society. In that interview he grew a closer bond with Dr. Peden and was able to perform his first oral history interview. This project has been nothing but valuable firsts for Edwin.
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Major: History |
Bio: Izabella, or Bella, is a Senior attending the University of South Carolina Upstate majoring in History. She intends to pursue a career as a history teacher after obtaining a Master's Degree in Education. This project has been a great opportunity to explore specific areas in women's war history and taught her quite a bit about research compilation and presentation. The experience gained from this project will be an asset as she persues higher education and throughout her career.
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Major: Experimental Psychology Minor: Women and Gender Studies |
Bio: Ellison Cooper is an Experimental Psychology major at USC Upstate. As both a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina and a Women and Gender Studies minor, Ellison’s interest was piqued within the Unruly Women in History course. Ellison is grateful for the vast experiences offered through Professor Pike’s course including the opportunities to interact and network with influential and powerful women right here in South Carolina. They note how refreshing it is to learn about history that they can actively participate in and help shape.
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Major: Experimental Psychology Cognate: Criminal Justice |
Bio: Dajia Green is an upcoming senior at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Majoring in Experimental Psychology, with a cognate in criminal justice. This interview has helped me gain a few skills that will help me later in my career and life. I gained confidence in speaking with others which is effective for communication skills. I learned a few skills about technology like transcribing an audio and revising it. I also learned how to put an interview together. I want to apply these skills in the psychology field that way we get better results from our patients and can change a lot of lives.
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Major: Community Health |
Bio: Sophia is a senior Community Health major at the University of South Carolina Upstate. She has participated in the past Margaret Payne and Blanche Peden Payne Digital Exhibit LibGuide projects. Through her journey, she has come to understand how even minor oversights in awareness, such as phrasing, can have detrimental effects on people.
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Major: Political Science Minor: Spanish Translation/ Interpretation |
Bio: Álex Sánchez-Erazo a sophomore at USC Upstate is majoring in Political Science with a minor in Spanish Translation/Interpretation. Before switching over to Political Science, he was a Business Major, but now he seeks to be involved in the political world and has done so through his student ambassadorship with the Office of Civic Engagement, involvement with the Democratic Party of Spartanburg, and networking with politicians in the surrounding area.
With this oral history project, he has learned how to go through with an interview despite the challenges of the interviewee being located in another country and also speaking another language. Through this project, he demonstrates what it means to commit to true activism and civic engagement through his grandmother.
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Bio: Anna Watson is a 17-year-old Scholars Academy student. She has greatly enjoyed the Unruly Women class. She loves hearing and learning about the different perspectives and experiences that women around the world have faced both in current times and in the past. Anna looks forward to sharing her grandmother, Nancy Mankin’s, story.
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Major: History |
Bio: Jordan is a junior attending the University of South Carolina Upstate majoring in History and seeking to pursue a minor or cognate in Art History. As someone who is very invested in World War Two history, this project has allowed her to explore first-hand accounts of people experiencing these events and gain a deeper understanding of them. While not entirely sure what exactly she would like to do after college, she wants to find a career where she can apply her passion for history such as archival work or teaching history to others.