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And it was all these young kids who were suddenly interested in wildlife getting jobs at the zoo and they just didn’t, they just went, you know, “What are you doing here?… Read More

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You have a college degree. You can get a real job.” So yeah, it was different. Read More

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Get on the list, exactly. Read More

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So you learned about the opportunity through friends to get on the list?… Read More

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Okay, and there was no testing or?… Read More

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As an animal keeper?… Read More

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What was your… Oh, let’s see. I graduated from college in December of ’72. I got married in ’73 and I started at the National Zoo in February of ’74. I had my first interview with Miles Roberts. And I was looking for a job in large mammals, ’cause I… Read More

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As an animal keeper. So your first job at the National Zoo was- Animal keeper. Animal keeper, $3 and 25 cents an hour. Read More

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Not for laborers and dishwashers, there wasn’t any tests. You just filled out the form and you got on the list and they sent, when the zoo was looking for zookeepers, they would get a list from the federal government. And your name was on the list. Read More

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There’s no tests?… Read More

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So when did you start then, what year did you start?… Read More

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And when you were, did you go on beyond your bachelor’s?… Read More

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Not then, you know, I got a job. I went to look for a job. At that point, I, well, and then my parents did help me with that. I was trying to find out how to get a job at the National Zoo and my mother talked to Mrs. Read More

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Well, tell me a little more about how does, you just put a name on the list?… Read More

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I don’t remember ever talking to them about it. I mean, we’re very different people, and I’m the oldest of the four, so I was always the first to do things. Read More

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No, not really. Got a job working for a vet. You know, when I was in college during the summers and, you know, a neighbor across the street introduced me to her vet and so I went to work with her. So that was really the only direct animal experience… Read More

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So you had no one guiding your career or recommending or mentoring you as you were in high school or college?… Read More

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What did they think of your aspirations?… Read More

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I have a sister and two brothers. Read More

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I always lived either at home or I had an apartment with friends while I was at school. And learned a lot. Read More