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  Laura Goodman

  Julie M. Luker

  BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Laura Goodman is a Caucasian female born on March 5, 1955. She has a sister who is two years younger than her. Her father worked in construction labor while her mother taught at Vacation Bible School on Sundays. Goodman grew up on Old Cedar Avenue in Bloomington. She strongly identifies with her Lutheran religion and has been active in the Church since childhood. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Goodman begins her interview by discussing her parents' desire to have children and how loved she and her sister were. She revealed her relation to the previous Chief Justice Earl Warren and recalls her excitement to visit the court buildings in Washington, D.C. Goodman explains her religious upbringing and the transition from Lutheranism to Catholicism. She remembers her school days fondly, as she was a gifted child and met life-long friends at a young age. Goodman concludes the interview by recalling the global issues happening during her upbringing. These issues included the Cold War, the space race, the March on Washington, and Kennedy's assassination.

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  Pamela Hanks

  Julie M. Luker

  BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Pamela Ann Hanks is a Caucasian female born on July 30, 1951. She is the second to youngest among her siblings. She has an older brother and sister, and a younger brother. Her father worked as a purchasing agent for an electronic parts distribution company. Her mother was a stay-at-home mom. Hanks grew up in West Bloomington on Auto Road Club. She was baptized in the Oak Grove Presbyterian Church. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Hanks began her interview by reading her written statement about her family's history. She is a descendant of Gideon and Samuel Pond, Presbyterian missionaries who founded Oak Grove Presbyterian Church. Hanks discussed her relationship with her family. She describes how close she was to her mother and explains how her love for birds stemmed from her mother's knowledge of them. Her relationship with her father was distant until she began working for her father. Hanks later added that she owned her father's company and hired her younger brother. She reminisced on her friendship with her best friend, Mary. Hanks recalls the global issues that impacted her, such as the Vietnam War, which her then-boyfriend was drafted into. Lastly, she talks about her experience with school.