Interviewer
Kathryn P. "Kathy" White
Files
Description
Annie Moore Knipfer describes her childhood growing up in Massachusetts before moving to Montana with her husband. She talks about her duties on their homestead, including herding sheep, raising chickens, tending a garden, and raising three children. Knipfer reminisces about her time spent working as a mill worker, a nanny, and a doctor’s assistant before she married. She recalls wishing she’d gone to college for nursing, and how much she enjoyed working as a midwife after she moved to Montana. Knipfer also discusses women’s fashion during the early 1920s and how it evolved. She also offers her opinion on women’s involvement in politics and the importance of being able to vote. She briefly mentions having voted for Jeannette Rankin.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Montana women; Montana homesteaders; Midwives, Montana; Women’s fashion; Jeannette Rankin
Original Date
8-25-1976
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Women's Oral History Project, OH 049, 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 049-028
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (37 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:37:15 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_028.mp3; OH_049_028.pdf
Citation
Knipfer, Annie, "Annie Knipfer Interview, August 25, 1976" (1976). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 10.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/10