Interview with Thea Princewill (nee Nethea Rhinehardt) '93, 2021 March 21
Scope and Contents
Thea Princewill (nee Nethea Rhinehardt) graduated from Davidson with a degree in Biology in 1993. Shortly after this oral history interview, the interviewee legally changed their name from Nethea Rhinehardt to Thea Princewill. During the interview, Thea discusses her experience dating and coming to terms with her sexuality in her time at Davidson and in the years after graduation. Thea’s story includes her relationships to other Black women and women of color, to Black men, and to queer white men during her time on campus and her struggle to be supported by the college administration. Her experience highlights the discrepancies experienced by Black women students on campus, from the classroom to the social circles of Patterson Court. Princewill mentions Brenda Tapia, John Kuykendall, Janet Stovall, and Dr. Magdalena Maiz-Pena by name. The interview was conducted as part of an Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) grant-funded course led by Dr. Rose Stremlau.
Dates
- Creation: 2021 March 21
Creator
- Princewill, Thea (Class of 1993) (Interviewee, Person)
- Shealy, Emma (Class of 2022) (Interviewer, Person)
- Hickman, Ross (Class of 2022) (Interviewer, Person)
- Davidson College (Producer, Organization)
- Davidson College (Publisher, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 Digital (Sound recordings) (M4A)
1 Transcripts (Digital) (PDF)
1 Digital (Moving image) (MP4)
Language
English
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Oral Histories & Interviews (RG19) Repository