Interviewer
Diane Sands
Files
Description
Barbara Koser Konigsberg discusses her role as an activist and AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer in Missoula, Montana, during the early 1970s. She talks about organizing the first all-female fire-fighting brigade and a number of consciousness-raising groups. She describes how the activist groups she was part of group that clashed with University of Montana administration and Missoula police when activists tried to take over the ROTC building. Konigsberg also recalls the cross-activism among feminist, anti-war, and civil rights groups in Missoula.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Feminism, Montana Missoula; Women, Montana interviews; Women fire fighters, United States; Fire fighters, United States; Civil rights workers; Peace movements
Original Date
9-14-2001
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 378-042
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (00:60:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (29 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:32:47 minutes
Local Filename
OH_378_042.mp3; OH_378_042.pdf
OCLC Record Number
1004430629
Citation
Koser Konigsberg, Barbara, "Barbara Koser Konigsberg Interview, September 14, 2001" (2001). Montana Feminist History Oral History Project. OH 378-042.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtfeminist/46