Interviewer
Mary Melcher
Files
Description
Margaret Wallin tells how her father moved to Miles City, Montana, in 1884 to work for the railroad, with her mother following in 1892. Wallin describes growing up on a ranch outside of Rosebud, Montana, attending school, and spending time with friends at chaperoned dances. She recalls attending college and her experience with other college students. Wallin reminisces about meeting, dating, and marrying her husband, having children, and working in their family’s general store. She talks about historical political movements such as women’s suffrage, describes the women who worked for the Rosebud Courier, and recounts her fear of Native American conflict after the struggles between white settlers and the Cheyenne Indians.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Miles City, Montana; Rosebud, Montana; Ranching, Montana; Women’s education; General stores, Montana; Women’s suffrage, Montana; Rosebud Courier newspaper; Women’s employment, Montana; Northern Cheyenne Tribe
Original Date
10-30-1977
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 049-041
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (33 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:36:37 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_041.mp3; OH_049_041.pdf
Citation
Wallin, Margaret, "Margaret Wallin Interview, October 30, 1977" (1977). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 11.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/11