Oral history interview with Griselda G. Lobell, 1999
Abstract
Born in Ridgewood, Queens. Education: coed high school., Barnard, Columbia Law 1 yr (1935); Columbia Law: reasons for attending law school, atmosphere for men and women, cost, funding, coursework, professors, procedures, facilities, Eleanor Roosevelt visit; career: job availability, Depression era, working· status of women, Jews, St. Elizabeth internship, first job at American Surety Company, Ameri can Indian project, Lands Division of Justice (Dept. of Justice), worked for husband's practice; marriage: courtship, spouse's career in law, mutual funds, consulting, own practice, move to Pennsylvania, early retirement, hobbies, orchestra, art; Mayor Walker scandal; lifestyles: WWI, Depression era, fifties, contraception, subway system, dress codes, family