Interviewer
Mary Melcher
Files
Description
Leah Coate describes her childhood including her parents traveling west from Illinois in a wagon, being one of the youngest of eight children, and doing chores such as gathering eggs and fetching water. She talks about growing up as a tomboy in a community made up of mostly boys and the social events she attended in high school such as playing pool at the Friday night dances and going to the movies. Coate talks about teaching in South Dakota, Illinois and lastly, Finch, Montana, before giving up her career to get married. She recalls her enjoyment of household duties, like cooking and sewing, and her desire to have a large family. Coates concludes by discussing the equal partnership she enjoyed with her husband and how she kept busy cooking for the men on her farm.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Finch, Montana; Women teachers, Montana; Women teachers, South Dakota; Women teachers, Illinois; Farming, Montana
Original Date
3-24-1977
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 049-007
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (13 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:42:34 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_007.mp3; OH_049_007.pdf
Citation
Coate, Leah, "Leah Coate Interview, March 24, 1977" (1977). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/2