Interviewer
Dawn Walsh
Files
Description
Claudia Brown describes how growing up in Butte, Montana, and experiencing the Vietnam War, prompted her involvement in the peace movement. She discusses Missoula Women for Peace, the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, the League of Women Voters, and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Brown mentions Missoula, Montana residents and activists, Rae Horan and Connie Skousen and how they influenced her as an activist. She discusses what peace means to her and how she thinks it can be achieved in modern society. Brown explains her work with Missoula Women for Peace and its organized activities, emphasizing the stereotype-defying characters of fellow activists.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Missoula Women for Peace; Missoula, Montana; Peace activism; Butte, Montana; Vietnam War, 1955-1975; League of Women Voters; Jeannette Rankin Peace Center; Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom; Rae Horan; Connie Skousen
Original Date
3-20-2000
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 389-009
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (12 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:01:06 minutes
Local Filename
OH_389_009.mp3; OH_389_009.pdf
Citation
Brown, Claudia, "Claudia Brown Interview, March 20, 2000" (2000). Missoula Women for Peace Oral History Project. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/missoulawomenforpeace_oralhistory/9