Interviewer
Mary Murphy
Files
Description
Blanche Copenhaver describes her experiences working as a waitress and cashier in various towns in the American West which eventually led her to Butte, Montana, in 1937. She talks about her involvement with the union which began after she learned about union benefits. Copenhaver reminisces about her appointment to the Executive Board of her union and, later, her term as president. She also describes her involvement with the Status of Women Committee and the role of women in unions and in the labor force.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Butte, Montana; Waitressing; Union; Status of Women committee
Original Date
3-13-1980
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Butte Oral History Project, OH 098, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 098-011, OH 098-012
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (28 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:09:33 minutes
Local Filename
OH_098_011_012.mp3; OH_098_011_012.pdf
Citation
Copenhaver, Blanche, "Blanche Averett Copenhaver Interview, March 13, 1980" (1980). Butte Oral History Project. 5.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/butte_oralhistory/5