Interviewer
Helen Bonner
Files
Description
Belle Winestine reminisces on the years she and Jeannette Rankin spent working for women's suffrage in Montana and her experience giving speeches on the street in favor of a woman’s right to vote. Winestine recalls how she quit her job as a reporter and went to work for Rankin in Washington, D.C. after Rankin was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Winestine describes he role as press secretary and a ghostwriter, authoring Jeannette’s weekly article for the Chicago Herald Syndicate. Winestine talks about her experiences as a woman working in Washington, D.C. and how she was treated. She also shares memories of Rankin’s dissenting vote on the U.S. House’s resolution to declare war on Germany during World War One. Winestine remembers how Rankin cried following the vote. She explains the professional nature of her friendship with Rankin, and describes the different relationships among the Rankin family members.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Winestine, Belle Fligelman, 1891-1985 – Interviews; Winestine, Belle Fligelman, 1891-1985 -- Political activity; Rankin, Jeannette, 1880-1973 -- Political activity; Rankin, Jeannette, 1880-1973; Suffragists -- Montana – Interviews; Women journalists -- Montana – Interviews; Women -- Political activity -- United States – Biography; Women -- Suffrage – Montana; Montana -- Politics and government -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Politics and government -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States; World War, 1914-1918 -- Moral and ethical aspects; Women pacifists -- Montana – Biography; Women pacifists -- Political activity – Montana; Women pacifists -- Political activity -- United States; Women legislators -- Montana – Biography
Original Date
7-14-1980
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Jeannette Rankin Oral History Project, OH 104, 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 104-004, 005
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (30 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:23:19 minutes
Local Filename
OH_104_004_005.mp3; OH_104_004_005.pdf
Citation
Winestine, Belle, "Belle Winestine Interview, July 14, 1980" (1980). Jeannette Rankin Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/jeannetterankin/1