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Oral history interview with Carol Hewitt, 1990 August 24
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Hewitt, Carol, 1945-1993
- Title
- Oral history interview with Carol Hewitt
- Dates
- 1990 August 241990-08-241990-08-24
- Quantity
- .1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (11 min., 6 sec.) + transcript (7 pages))
- Collection Number
- SR 1207
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Carol Hewitt conducted by Susan Burton on August 24, 1990, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Hewitt was an attorney in Portland, Oregon.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- This project is supported in whole or part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Carol Ann Hewitt was born in Minnesota in 1945. Her family came to Salem, Oregon, when she was a child. She attended St. Olaf College in Minnesota and returned to Oregon to finish her degree at Willamette University. She continued at Willamette, studying law, and earned her law degree in 1969. She spent a year as a clerk at the U.S. District Court of Oregon for Judge Gus Solomon. She then spent many years as an attorney with Lindsay Nahstoll, where she tried many landmark cases on sex discrimination, including Hutchison v. Lake Oswego School Dist. No.7, which partially led to the passage of the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act by the U.S. Congress. She was later a partner with Ater, Wynne, Hewitt, Dodson & Skerrit in Portland, Oregon. She was appointed to the Oregon Investment Council by Governor Vic Atiyeh in 1981, serving as chair from 1988 to 1990, when she resigned from the council. She died in 1993.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the United States District Court Oral History Project.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This oral history interview with Carol Hewitt was conducted by Susan Burton on August 24, 1990. The audio recording of this interview originally consisted of three audiocassettes. Tapes 1 and 2 are missing as of 2007, and the transcript reflects only the audio on Tape 3. In the portion of the interview on Tape 3, Hewitt discusses facing sexism as a woman lawyer and working at the law firm Lindsay Hart in Portland, Oregon. She then discusses her recent resignation from the Oregon Investment Council. She also discusses the growth of her law firm, Ater, Wynne, Hewitt, Dodson & Skerrit in Portland.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Carol Hewitt, by Susan Burton, SR 1207, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright for this interview is held by the estate of Carol Hewitt. In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Cassette | ||
3 | Oral history interview with Carol Hewitt | 1990 August 24 |
Folder | ||
SR1207 | Transcript of oral history interview with Carol Hewitt | 1990 August 24 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Lawyers--Oregon--Portland
- Sex discrimination against women
- Women lawyers--Oregon
Personal Names
- Hewitt, Carol, 1945-1993
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Burton, Susan (interviewer)