Chapter 24: A Girl Scout Leader Pursues Her Passion for Women’s Advancement
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In this chapter, Dr. Escalante explains that she is a very private person, then notes that she is very passionate about women’s rights and providing opportunities for women even in her life outside work. Because of this, she took became a leader of her daughter’s Girl Scout troop. She describes some of the activities organized for the girls and expresses how much enjoyment she derives from this role and from “teaching them to be leaders.”
Identifier
EscalanteCP_03_20140523_C24
Publication Date
5-23-2014
Publisher
The Making Cancer History® Voices Oral History Collection, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
City
Houston, Texas
Interview Session
Topic Covered
The Interview Subject's Story - Personal Background; Character, Values, Beliefs, Talents; Personal Background; The Leader; The Mentor; Experiences re: Gender, Race, Ethnicity; Women and Diverse Populations
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Escalante, Carmen MD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Chapter 24: A Girl Scout Leader Pursues Her Passion for Women’s Advancement" (2014). Interview Chapters. 782.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/782
Conditions Governing Access
Open
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