Interviewer
Jeffery L. Halsey
Files
Description
Carmelita Stokan describes growing up during the 1920s and ’30 and moving from town to town in Washington and Montana with her family. She recalls how her childhood was particularly difficult and how she had to help support her family during the Great Depression. Stokan tells how she ran away from home at the age of 17, going to California to live with her older sister Theresa. She discusses being unable to find a job there which prompted her to return to Anaconda, Montana. Stokan recalls more of her childhood and talks about attending grade school. She also talks about her marriage, children, and life during her later years. Stokan shares some of her views on the Great Depression, the actions of the U.S. military in El Salvador, alcoholism, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) and women’s liberation.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Great Depression, 1929-1939; Women’s liberation; Feminism; Catholicism; Ireland; Anaconda, Montana; Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES)
Original Date
3-24-1986
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 117-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (21 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:00:42 minutes
Local Filename
OH_117_001.mp3; OH_117_001.pdf
Citation
Stokan, Carmelita, "Carmelita Stokan Interview, March 24, 1986" (1986). Montana Communities Oral History Collection. 5.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtcommunities_oralhistory/5