Interviewer
Mary Melcher
Files
Description
Nina Faye Anderson describes growing up in Belfry, Montana, working her way through high school for room and board until she graduated in 1922, and becoming a schoolteacher. She discusses the social and economic realities for some of the children that she taught, the challenges of teaching during the Great Depression in Billings, Montana, and the political aspect of teaching. Anderson details working in a post office battalion in Birmingham, England, during World War Two and becoming a school principal upon her return. She compares the economic advantages and disadvantages of the jobs that were available for women during the early and mid-20th century. She concludes by discussing her relationship with her family and her decision not to marry.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Teachers, Montana; Women teachers, Montana; Billings, Montana, Belfry, Montana; Women’s education; Great Depression; World War, 1939-1945; Employment for women; Birmingham, England
Original Date
8-12-1981
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 049-063
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (36 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:17:28 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_063.mp3; OH_049_063.pdf
Citation
Anderson, Nina Faye, "Nina Faye Anderson Interview, August 12, 1981" (1981). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 19.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/19