Interviewer
Gladys Peterson
Files
Description
Dawn Thatcher reminisces about her family’s history and growing up during the Great Depression. She describes her nurse training during World War Two including the graduation requirements. Thatcher discusses her experiences with patients. She talks about the discovery of penicillin and its use by nurses to treat various illnesses. Thatcher concludes by describing the generational differences between nurses practicing during the early 20th century and those practicing during the latter part of the century.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Women nurses, Montana; Great Depression; World War, 1939-1945
Original Date
7-9-1991
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Nurses in Montana Oral History Project, OH 259, 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 259-011, 012
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
01:11:09 minutes
Local Filename
OH_259_011_012.mp3; OH_259_011_012.pdf
Citation
Thatcher, Dawn, "Dawn Thatcher Interview, July 9, 1991" (1991). Nurses in Montana Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/montanawomennurses_oralhistory/1