oh127.xml ST. PAUL POLICE WOMEN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT: An Inventory of Its Oral Histories at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by J. Huebscher Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Oral History Collection

Finding aid encoded by J. HuebscherOctober 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society St. Paul Police Women Oral History Project Oral history interviews of the St. Paul Police Women Oral History Project. 2010. Materials in English. This project documents the challenges and successes of female officers that served in the St. Paul Police Department between the 1960s and the 2000s. The project evolved out of the larger St. Paul Police Department Oral History Project when it became evident that the female officers' experiences were significantly different. The interviews trace the changing roles of female officers and record their stories of discrimination, public success, and private pain. Subjects were interviewed by Kate Cavett. To get information about two accompanying transcripts for Lucia Theresa Wroblewski and Beverly Hall, please contact the Minnesota Historical Society Oral History Office. Sound recordings: 22 sound discs (20 hours, 5 minutes). OH 127: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Police -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Police training -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Policewomen -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Sex discrimination in employment. Women -- Employment -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Persons: Barragan, Pam, interviewee. Bennett, Constance, interviewee. Cavett, Kate, interviewer. DiPerna, Nancy, interviewee. Englund, Patricia Therese, interviewee. Hall, Beverly, interviewee. Laurence, Jane, interviewee. McNamara, Christine, interviewee. Rudie, Juliet, interviewee. Vang, Gao, interviewee. Wroblewski, Lucia, interviewee. Wuorinen, Kathleen, interviewee. Organizations: Saint Paul (Minn.). Dept. of Police. Document Types: Interviews. Oral histories. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Access is restricted to the following interviews until the retirement of the officers: OH 127.4, Patricia Therese Englund; OH 127.9, Gao Vang; and OH 127.11, Kathleen Wuorinen.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. St. Paul Police Women Oral History Project Oral history interviews of the St. Paul Police Women Oral History Project. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: AV2011.18

Processing Information:

Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher, October 2011

Catalog ID number: 007422366

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Sergeant Pamela Barragan, April 5, 2010.

Interviewed by: Kate Cavett.

Acess Restrictions: None.

OH 127 1 2 user sound discs (110 minutes). Sergeant Constance Bennett, December 6, 2010.

Interviewed by: Kate Cavett.

Acess Restrictions: None.

OH 127 2 2 user sound discs (112 minutes). Assistant Chief Nancy DiPerna, March 19, 2010.

Interviewed by: Kate Cavett.

Acess Restrictions: None.

OH 127 3 2 user sound discs (100 minutes). Sergeant Patricia Therese Englund, December 1, 2010.

Interviewed by: Kate Cavett.

Acess Restrictions: Interview is restricted until retirement.

OH 127 4 2 user sound discs (136 minutes). Commander Beverly Hall, April 7, 2010.

Interviewed by: Kate Cavett.

Acess Restrictions: None.

OH 127 5 2 user sound discs (105 minutes). Sergeant Jane Laurence, November 18, 2010.

Interviewed by: Kate Cavett.

Acess Restrictions: None.

OH 127 6 2 user sound discs (103 minutes). Commander Christine McNamara, April 23, 2010.

Interviewed by: Kate Cavett.

Acess Restrictions: None.

OH 127 7 2 user sound discs (85 minutes). Sergeant Juliet Rudie, April 14, 2010.

Interviewed by: Kate Cavett.

Acess Restrictions: None.

OH 127 8 2 user sound discs (108 minutes). Officer Gao Vang, April 22, 2010.

Interviewed by: Kate Cavett.

Acess Restrictions: Interview is restricted until retirement.

OH 127 9 2 user sound discs (120 minutes). Officer Lucia Wroblewski, March 24, 2010.

Interviewed by: Kate Cavett.

Acess Restrictions: None.

OH 127 10 2 user sound discs (120 minutes). Assistant Chief Kathleen Wuorinen, December 20, 2010.

Interviewed by: Kate Cavett.

Access Restrictions: Interview is restricted until retirement.

OH 127 11 2 user sound discs (106 minutes).