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Martha Verda came to Michigan State Normal College in 1952 as an assistant professor of Special Education, and later became the Director of the Counceling Center in 1967. In this interview, conducted by EMU Physical Eduation professor Claudia Wasik, Verda describes the state of women's athletics at MSNC in the 1950s and 1960s, and details the change in women's athletics from intramurals to intercollegiate competition. Verda also discusses the relationshiop between men's and women's athletics, and explains that no contact with men's athletics was often better than hving contact with them.
Interview Date
2007
Keywords
Oberlin College, Eastern Michigan University, Michgian State Normal College, physical education, WRA, University of Michigan, field hockey, basketball, volleyball, women's athletics, Lloyd Olds, WOmen's Division, humanities, intramurals, extramurals
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Recommended Citation
Wasik, Claudia, "Martha Verda, Oral History Interview, 2007" (2007). Oral Histories. 214.
https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/214