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[Oral history program interview with Renata Laxova, 2008]

Renata Laxova, Robert Lange, University of Wisconsin--Madison Archives Oral History Program
In her three September/October 2008 interviews with Robert Lange, Renata Laxova reviews the material from her first interview in 2004 and gives additional detail and perspective on her childhood in WWII Czechoslovakia and England, her professional development in communist Czechoslovakia and post-war Britain, and her scientific contributions to the University of Wisconsin and the State of Wisconsin. She discusses the concept of "survivor guilt," evaluates the communist system, and speaks frankly about her familiy, the U.S. and British systems of education, and scientific, political, and moral issues related to her research and counseling in genetics. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Oral History Program
Audiobook on CD, English, 2008