Interviewer
Pamela Frasier
Files
Description
Viola Bennett gives a brief biographical sketch of her life, beginning with her family’s move from Missouri to Montana in 1898 and their settlement on a ranch in Wolf Creek. Bennett describes her community’s social gatherings, such as dances and house parties, as well as the musicians who performed at these events. She briefly discusses working for the first time to pay for her high school equivalent and teaching certificate and the limited types of jobs available to women in Wolf Creek during that time. She talks about her reason for postponing marriage, being responsible for marital finances when she did marry, and caring for her sick husband before his death. Bennett concludes by discussing her outdoor experiences and her interactions with animals, which included catching skunks, raising turkeys, and riding horses as a primary means of transportation.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
School teachers, Montana; Women -- Montana – Interviews; Women -- Montana -- Wolf Creek -- Social conditions – History; Frontier and pioneer life -- Montana -- Personal narratives; Wolf Creek (Mont.) – History; Wolf Creek (Mont.) -- Social life and customs – History; Women employee – Interviews; Women -- Employment -- Montana -- History -- 20th century; Homemakers -- Montana -- Wolf Creek – Interviews; Courtship -- Montana -- History -- 20th century
Original Date
11-14-1978
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 049-003
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (15 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:41:57 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_003.mp3; OH_049_003.pdf
Citation
Bennett, Viola, "Viola Bennett Interview, November 14, 1978" (1978). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 22.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/22