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Within a year. Read More

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When you got there, how long after you got there were you acting general curator?… Read More

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Yeah, I was just in charge of large mammal, of large mammals at the time. I think, I don’t know, but, they hired a curator of primates and small mammals. And I don’t remember where that was before. That must’ve been before I became curator of large mammals, ’cause that… Read More

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May have been after Boese left as director. They reorganized and I became, they abolished the title of general curator and I became the curator of large mammals, which was great, because as general curator, I was, you know, I was, they could fire me, gimme 30 days notice and… Read More

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(Elizabeth sighs) Was it after?… Read More

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(Elizabeth chuckles) So as the curator of large mammals, you were in a different position regarding your job?… Read More

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So you had the title as general curator?… Read More

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And, let’s see, when did the change happen?… Read More

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I was general curator. Read More

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Did you apply for the job?… Read More

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Well, I had to apply for the job. So, yeah, I did apply for the job, but I started interviewing around in case, you know, I didn’t get the job. So I interviewed at Central Park Zoo, Jim Murtaugh, who I had worked with at the, who was a keeper… Read More

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This was a year after I had started, so. Read More

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And he left in December of that year and I became acting general curator, was it?… Read More

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Let’s see, I started in February and Ken was asked to resign soon after I started. And so, but he signed a letter of resignation, thinking that he was going to get a job just by making some phone calls. And he didn’t. Read More

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And ’cause I wanted to be assistant general curator. I didn’t know how to be a curator over, you know, my experience with reptiles and birds was minimal. And maybe he left early. Anyway, so they left the acting, the assistant general curator job open. I became acting general curator. Read More

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And at what point did you change titles and responsibilities?… Read More

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Not really, I mean, I just, well, my experience from the National Zoo worked well for most of it, yeah. And as the, well, you were then the assistant general curator. Correct. Read More

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Did you have any mentors there?… Read More

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Were there other women in senior staff positions?… Read More

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So were you, when you were there, getting used to things, were you learning from anybody specifically, leaning on anybody?… Read More