Interviewer
Helen Bonner
Files
Description
Vivian Halinan describes traveling with her friend, Jeannette Rankin, to Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) in 1968 when they were both members of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Halinan talks about Rankin’s non-political interests and activities, noting that Rankin was not the political animal that people thought her to be. Halinan shares her experience helping Rankin with the Jeannette Rankin Brigade, an organization that coordinated women’s protests against the Vietnam War across the United States. Halinan goes on to discuss Rankin’s decisions to vote against both World Wars. She also recalls Rankin’s close friendships and family ties as well as her sense of duty towards her siblings and her attitudes towards marriage which influenced her decision not to marry.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Montana politicians; Republican Party; Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom; Vietnam War, 1955-1975; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945; Rankin, Wellington; Feminism; Jeannette Rankin Brigade; Pacifism; Rankin, Jeannette, 1880-1973; Rankin, Wellington, 1884-1966; Women in politics
Original Date
7-16-1980
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 104-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (16 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:55:40 minutes
Local Filename
OH_104_002.mp3; OH_104_002.pdf
Citation
Halinan, Vivian, "Vivian Halinan Interview, July 16, 1980" (1980). Jeannette Rankin Oral History Project. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/jeannetterankin/3