Item Details

coverage

Winston-Salem (N.C.)

creator

Beverly, Parker

Elliott, Laura

date

2022-10-06T15:06:41Z

2022-10-06T15:06:41Z

2022-08-05

2022-10-06 (issued)

description

Laura Elliott graduated from Wake Forest University in 1979 with a degree in English. Throughout her time, she took numerous courses in music and journalism which led her to pursue her Master's in journalism at UNC Chapel Hill following graduation. Elliott was a member of Fideles, a social society for women. She was also a writer for the Old Gold & Black student newspaper and the field conductor of the Spirit of the Old Gold and Black marching band. Her passion for music made led to her involvement with the band which she describes as giving her a "built-in" group of friends from the start of her college career. At the time, she also participated in the Symphonic Ensemble, playing both the flute and piccolo. In 1979, Elliott was the editor of the Howler yearbook. That year, all three major University student publications were edited by women. In the interview, she discusses the role of women in campus life both as students and faculty members. Several professors were influential in her academic career including Dr. Ed Wilson who remains a close friend. Today, Elliott is a New York Times best-selling author of historical fiction books.

format

video/mp4

43:47 minutes

Permalink

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/101371

language

English

relation

Special Collections and Archives

Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Wake Forest University

History of Wake Forest University Oral histories (RG53.1.2 )

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subject

Inclusive Student Life Collection

Summer 2022 Oral Histories

Wake Forest University--History

Women's history

Symphonic Ensemble

Marching bands

College student newspapers and periodicals

College yearbooks

title

Elliott, Laura (Video interview)

type

Moving Image