Oral History with Ruth Miller

Ruth Miller moved from Canada to Princeton in 1970 with her husband and young sons. Tragically, in 1972, she lost her husband. Her youngest son was just old enough to enroll at University NOW Day Nursery (UNOW). Not only did the school provide full-time care, which Ruth needed as she transitioned back to work, but it also offered her son a full scholarship. In this interview, Ruth remembers UNOW as her salvation during the difficult days as a single working mother.

Collection

UNOW & Then Collection

Tags

African Americans Childhood Death Diversity Early childcare education Family life Feminism Marriage National Organization for Women Politics Princeton University Schools Tuition Costs UNOW UNOW & Then Witherspoon-Jackson Women

Creator

UNOW & Then, a Voices of Princeton partner project

Date

07/22/2019

Rights

This interview is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported License. The interviewee retains copyright.

Language

English

Interviewer

Carolyn Jones

Interviewee

Ruth Miller

Location

Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542
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