Interviewer
Nairaja Golightly
Files
Description
Caryl Wickes-Connick discusses the creation of the Battered Women Shelter in Missoula, Montana. She describes the relationship between the Young Women Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) and the shelter, the shift in police procedure in regards to spousal abuse, and how the shelter helped with educating the Montana community about domestic violence. Wickes-Connick also discusses the formation of the Montana Coalition against Domestic Violence and the political action leading up to the Domestic Violence and Prevention Act and the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Domestic violence; Abuse education; Montana Coalition against Domestic Violence; Domestic Violence and Prevention Act; International Year of the Woman; Equal Rights Amendment; Feminism; Women’s rights
Original Date
3-27-2006
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Communities Oral History Collection, 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 401-001a, b
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (22 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:14:03 minutes
Local Filename
OH_401_001_a_b.mp3; OH_401_001_a_b.pdf
Citation
Wickes-Connick, Caryl, "Caryl Wickes-Connick Interview, March 27, 2006" (2006). Montana Communities Oral History Collection. 22.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtcommunities_oralhistory/22