Interviewer
Erin Cunniff and Darla Torres
Files
Description
Linda Smith describes serving in the Peace Corps and her introduction to feminist and underground publications. She explains her initial interest in printing, working first for an alternative press in Texas and then establishing Mountain Moving Press in Missoula, Montana. Smith discusses her involvement in WORD [Women’s Opportunity and Resource Development]. She talks about developing an interest in community building and organization in relation to growth management, open space, and neighborhood councils. Smith concludes by describing her involvement with In Other Words, a Missoula, Montana feminist forum radio show on NPR, and her concerns about how to encourage young women to become politically active.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Smith, Linda—Political Activity; Mountain Moving Press (Missoula, Montana) History; In Other Words (radio program); Feminism Montana; Underground press publications United States; Women printers Montana Missoula Biograph; Women Montana Interviews
Original Date
3-19-2002
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 378-004
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (00:60:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (30 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:00:37 minutes
Local Filename
OH_378_004.mp3; OH_378_004.pdf
OCLC Record Number
1004430645
Citation
Smith, Linda, "Linda Smith Interview, March 19, 2002" (2002). Montana Feminist History Oral History Project. OH 378-004.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtfeminist/26