Interviewer
Darla Torres
Files
Description
Michele Neal discusses her training and 24 years of experience as a home birth midwife in Missoula, Montana. She emphasizes the importance of viewing pregnancy and birth as healthy natural processes rather than illnesses or events requiring medical intervention. Neal recalls some of the highs and lows of her midwife experiences. Portions of the audio and transcript have been restricted at the request of the interviewee and interviewer.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Feminism Montana Missoula; Midwives Montana; Midwives Legal status, laws, etc. Montana; Women Montana Interviews
Original Date
3-13-2002
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Feminist History Oral History Collection, OH 378, 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 378-009
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (00:60:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (21 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:06:41 minutes
Local Filename
OH_378_009.mp3; OH_378_009.pdf
OCLC Record Number
1004430630
Citation
Neal, Michele, "Michele Neal Interview, March 13, 2002" (2002). Montana Feminist History Oral History Project. OH 378-009.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtfeminist/23