Clara A. Ridder (1915-2012) graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1936 with a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics. In 1938, she obtained a Master of Science in Nutrition from the University of Arizona and received a PhD in Home Economics from Cornell University in 1950. Ridder served as the Perkins County, Nebraska home demonstration agent from 1938 to 1940; the Colorado Nutrition Council executive secretary from 1943 to 1945; and as the Sevel, Inc. director of home economics from 1945 to 1948. Ridder talks about her childhood on her father's ranch in Nebraska and teaching at a one-room schoolhouse after she graduated from high school in 1929. She remembers the difficulties her father faced during the Great Depression. Ridder recalls working while going to school for her degrees, her decision to change her PhD focus to design, and her extensive study on chair design. She remembers her teaching career at New Mexico State College, Florida State University, University of Arkansas, and Woman's College (now UNC Greensboro). Ridder discusses the physical and curriculum changes at Woman's College, her reshaping the housing and interior design curriculum, and the transition to co-education. She recalls Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Mereb E. Mossman and the increase of male faculty. Ridder also comments on budgetary concerns, faculty relationships, and the academic quality at the college.