Dr. Lonnie Carton, a Baltimore native, received a B.S. from Johns Hopkins University in 1949. She went on to earn her M.Ed in Child Psychology from the University of Maryland and PhD in Educational Psychology from Penn State University. During her career as a family therapist and educational consultant, Dr. Carton also hosted a syndicated radio program for CBS Radio called "Dr. Lonnie Carton in the Learning Center." In this oral history interview, she describes her undergraduate education at Hopkins as one of only a few women attending as full-time students, as well as the development of her career and family. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.

Sylvia Betts Dodd graduated from the Peabody Conservatory in 1951. She remained active at Peabody for many years as a member of the Peabody Conservatory Alumni Association, the Alumni Steering Committee, and the Peabody Women's Board. She also devoted many volunteer hours to Maryland libraries, serving as a volunteer at Enoch Pratt Free Library for more than 40 years and as a board member of Citizens for Maryland Libraries for more than 10 years. In this oral history, Dodd describes her days as a student at the Peabody Conservatory and her years of service after graduation. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.