Bouchard, Karen

Scope and Contents In this interview, Karen Bouchard recalls the good times had with her friends in Wilder House and her love of the house system. She talks about being an art history major and the professors in that department who had a strong influence on her. She goes on to discuss the political issues of her time on campus, including the election of Reagan. She brings up the tensions over the presence of lesbians at Smith, as well as the controversy over and consequences of inviting Jeane Kirkpatrick to...