Interviewer
Pamela Frasier
Files
Description
Emma Campbell gives a biographical sketch of her life, beginning with her family’s move to Malta, Montana, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1892 and her father’s occupational background. She discusses attending boarding school for a year, disliking it, running away in 1908 to get married, and raising eight children. Campbell talks about the popularity of community dances, basket socials and the presence of a red light district in Malta. She recalls having midwives in Malta before the establishment of a hospital and the kinds of job opportunities available to women during that time. She gives her opinion about the importance of Prohibition and the necessity of voting regularly despite her own lack of interest in politics. She also discusses her memories of Malta’s positive relationship with the Native American community as well as Chinese and Japanese immigrants.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Malta, Montana; Prostitution, Montana; Midwifery, Montana; Immigrants, Montana; Asian immigrants, Montana; Prohibition, Montana; Women’s suffrage, Montana
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 049-006
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (17 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:38:34 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_006.mp3; OH_049_006.pdf
Citation
Campbell, Emma, "Emma Campbell Interview, November 14, 1978" (1978). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 25.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/25