Interviewer
Mary Melcher
Files
Description
Dona Corr briefly discusses her childhood chores and doing more of the outside work than her two younger sisters. She explains how she got her teaching certificate from Western Montana College in Dillion, Montana, and her work as a school teacher in Frenchtown, Montana. She also talks about body image and how she was very popular among the boys because of her weight and opinionated personality. Corr reminisces about marrying later than most women and being in charge of the marital finances due to her higher education level. She recalls the nature of her husband’s labor and how he managed to retain work as a mechanic throughout the Great Depression. Corr briefly talks about her five children, how she made and laundered their clothes, and when she acquired her first washing machine and electric refrigerator.
For more information on Dona Corr, see oral history interview OH 049-008.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Western Montana College, Dillon, Montana; Women teachers; Corr, Donna, 1902-1991 – Interviews; Women -- Montana – Interviews; Women -- Montana --Frenchtown -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Frenchtown (Mont.) -- History -- 20th century; Frenchtown (Mont.) -- Rural conditions -- 20th century; Catholics -- Montana -- Frenchtown -- Attitudes – History; Women teachers -- Montana -- Frenchtown – Interviews; Montana State Normal College -- Alumni and alumnae – Interviews; Interfaith marriage -- Montana -- Frenchtown -- Public opinion -- 20th century; Depressions -- 1929 -- Montana -- Frenchtown -- Personal narratives; Physical-appearance-based bias -- Montana -- Frenchtown -- History -- 20th century
Original Date
12-19-1980
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 049-070
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (10 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:00:04 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_070.mp3; OH_049_070.pdf
Citation
Corr, Dona, "Dona Corr Interview, December 19, 1980" (1980). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 20.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/20