Interviewer
Gladys Peterson
Files
Description
Carolyn Frojen discusses her childhood, her elementary education—mentioning how the educational system worked while she attended—and her high school education. She recalls what inspired her to be a teacher, and her first year working as an elementary school teacher in 1932. Frojen shares how the Great Depression affected her and the ranchers around Broadus, Montana. She talks about losing her job when she got married in 1941 because married women weren’t allowed to teach at that time. Frojen tells how she rejoined the workforce in the 1950s and becoming County Superintendent in Powder River County. She reminisces about her experiences as the County Superintendent, and running as County Superintendent in Missoula County, sharing some of the challenges she faced.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Teachers, Montana; Broadus, Montana; Powder River County, Montana; Missoula County, Montana; Education, Montana; Great Depression (1929-1939)
Original Date
7-9-1987
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Depression Years in Montana Oral History Project, OH 131, 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 131-055, 056
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (29 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:45:02 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_055_056.mp3; OH_133_055_056.pdf
Citation
Frojen, Carolyn, "Carolyn Frojen Interview, July 9, 1987" (1987). Depression Years in Montana Oral History Project. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/depressioninmissoula_oralhistory/9