For the Women of Claremont, CA oral history project, I interviewed Hiawatha Norris, a close friend and neighbor who lived in Claremont in the 1970s. She is a retired black woman who went to Claremont Graduate University (CGU) and graduated in 1978 with a master's in public administration. I am a twenty-three years old white woman and a master's student studying history at CGU as well. We conducted the interview on March 14, 2017 at her house in Highland, CA. I asked her questions about what her life was like as a young black woman going to college at Claremont Graduate University. She shared stories about her living situation, her job as a student worker at Honnold Library, experiences of racism, and about the friendships she made with her peers and coworkers. I asked her to recall her opinions of national protest movements that were active during the 1970s: the feminist movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and the Black Power movement. Her interview speaks to issues women of color faced navigating through higher education.