Interviewer
Dawn Walsh
Files
Description
Florence Chessin briefly discusses growing up in Columbus, Ohio, attending high school during World War Two, and getting married shortly after the war ended. She describes living in Missoula, Montana, as a young mother and helping found the Missoula Peace Group in 1963 in response to the escalation of the Vietnam War and increased military recruitment in area schools. She talks about Missoula Women for Peace, its formation in 1970, the primary goals of the group, and the activities it planned including fundraisers, potlucks, and lectures. Chessin concludes by reflecting on her own children’s level of involvement with the peace movement and on the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Missoula Women for Peace; Missoula, Montana; Peace activism; World War, 1939-1945; Vietnam War, 1955-1975; Jeannette Rankin Peace Center
Original Date
3-30-2000
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Missoula Women for Peace Oral History Project, OH 389, 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 389-010
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (21 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:37:39 minutes
Local Filename
OH_389_010.mp3; OH_389_010.pdf
Citation
Chessin, Florence, "Florence "Flo" Chessin Interview, March 30, 2000" (2000). Missoula Women for Peace Oral History Project. 10.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/missoulawomenforpeace_oralhistory/10