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Record Group Number: 900000
Collection Number: M98- 5
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Creator: Clements, Patricia, Dr.
Collection/Series Title: Dr. Patricia Clements oral history interviews of Florida women, 1997-1998.
Container: 00001
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Item: 00005
Title: Barbara Palmer (interviewed January 9, 1998) Born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Move to St. Petersburg, Florida when six months old Two sisters Parents divorce when she was 9 or 10 Move to Tallahassee with mother Mother's work with Recreation Dept, selling real estate, and building Camp Indian Springs Rarely saw father Schooling in Tallahassee Influential people during high school and college years Lessons learned about life Athletic interests Limited opportunities for women in high school sports Influence of Tallahassee Community College athletic coach College years -- TCC and Florida State University Work as Supervisor of Recreation at Merritt Island, Florida following graduation Return to Tallahassee to run Camp Indian Springs and attend graduate school (finished 1974) Florida State University women's athletic director -- 1977 Evolution of her philosophy on equity Increasing women's athletic budget at FSU under Title IX Athletic participation, self-esteem, and success Sports comraderie crossing gender lines Advice to female athletes Philosophies of governance of women's intercollegiate sports (Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, then NCAA) FSU Associate Vice President for Governmental Relations (for four years) Lobbying work after leaving FSU Continuing interest in equity issues and women's opportunities
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