[LDV Project Archive] Olga Lozano, Frontera Pharmacist

Creator

Manuel F. Medrano, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Olga Lozano
Amy Frazier
Johnny Aguilar
Robert Autrey
Melinda Slovak

Identifier

274_Olga_Lozano_Final_Master_H264

Files

Creation Date

10-7-2005

Description

Profile about Olga Lozano, the first Hispanic female pharmacist in the Rio Grande Valley area. Lozano was born in Harlingen, Texas, where her family were pioneers. Lozano describes pursuing a career in pharmacy, a career with not a lot of women at the time, experiences at the University of Texas at Austin. Lozano worked at a drug store in San Benito, Texas, and later she worked at the Valley Baptist Hospital Pharmacy in Brownsville for twenty-nine years (1957-1986). She recounts the good and difficult days working as pharmacist at the Valley Baptist Hospital in Brownsville. Other interviewees include Robert Autrey and Melinda Slovak.

Notes

© Manuel F. Medrano and UTRGV.

English

DVCam videocassette

Physical Description

.MP4, 00:24:44

Recommended Citation

Medrano, Manuel F.; Lozano, Olga; Frazier, Amy; Aguilar, Johnny; Autrey, Robert; and Slovak, Melinda, "[LDV Project Archive] Olga Lozano, Frontera Pharmacist" (2005). Los Del Valle. 149.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/losdelvalle/149