After a brief life-trajectory overview, Robin McMahon gives her impression of entering lockdown and the goodbyes beforehand: a type comparing them to those at weddings, graduations, and reunions. She describes pandemic activities, social distancing, and street scenes observed while walking in the East Village and Greenwich Village. She speaks some about her work as a teacher, and she describes stud ying other historical pandemics. She speaks about the media coverage of the era. McMahon also describes reactions to the murder of George Floyd and the protests that followed
Teachers; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 (Disease)--Social Aspects; Epidemics--Social Aspects; Social distancing (Public health); United States Race relations 21st century; East Village (New York, N.Y.); Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.); McMahon, Robin, 1950-
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2020
Physical Description
33 pages
Note (Biographical)
Originally from New Haven, Connecticut, Robin McMahon moved to New York City in the late 1970s. She teaches Latin and history in Queens and lives in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan
Note
Interviewed by Sam Donahue on June 3, 2020
Note (Provenance)
Robin McMahon, Gift, transferred from Columbia Center for Oral History Research 2023