Elizabeth Wade was interviewed by Lu Ann Jones for the Reynolda Oral History Project. Wade was born in Winston, N.C., in 1901. During summer breaks while attending Bennett College, Wade worked at Reynolda with her aunt Pluma Walker. She started in the laundry before becoming a maid. After graduating, Wade was hired full time by Katharine Reynolds to work as the switchboard operator. Wade came back to work for the Reynolds family as a governess for Dick Reynolds’ sons. In her oral history, Wade describes the Five Row community, the workers at Reynolda, and her time employed by both Katharine and Dick Reynolds. Her interview relates what it was like to navigate Reynolda and Winston-Salem as a Black woman.