Oral history interview with Patricia O'Brien, 1988
Abstract
Background and childhood: Born December 1945, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Irish Catholic family; education: Msgr Patterson Elementary School, St. Anthony's, St. Columbkille High School, Regis, undergraduate, Columbia University, graduate, 1967; themes: political exposure during childhood, relationship between Catholic religion and politics, significance of election of John F. Kennedy, transformation of Catholic education during 1960s, involvement in anti-war rallies, civil rights demonstrations, anti-draft rallies, political experiences at Columbia, 1968 political protest and police bust at Columbia, strained relationships between faculty and students due to political tensions, feminism and the political role of women
Christianity and politics--Catholic Church.--United States; Student movements--United States; Students--Political activity; O'Brien, Patricia, 1945-; Columbia University Alumni and alumnae; Catholic Church Education; Columbia University Student strike, 1968