Interviewer
Pamela Frasier
Files
Description
Mary Miller talks about her mother, Ann Brockway’s, life from her birth in 1891 to retirement. Miller recounts stories about her mother’s childhood and how her family settled in Montana. She recalls her mother’s desire to stay in school as long as possible to become an artist even though her parents pushed her to go into business. Miller remembers her mother’s multiple marriages and the impact that had on her ability to be independent. Miller talks about Brockway’s extensive involvement in community works projects, volunteer work, and politics, including her stint as mayor of Miles City and running for a seat in the Montana State House of Representatives. She also recalls her mother’s involvement in leisure activities such as playing bridge, and changing trends such as clothing and hairstyles through the early 1900s into the mid-1900s.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Women in politics; social conditions; Women, Montana, Biography; Women, Montana, Social Condition; Women, Political activity, Montana; Miles City, Montana, history; Libby, Montana, history; Prohibition; Prostitution; Stanford University; American Red Cross
Original Date
10-3-1979
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 049-032, 033
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (30 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:02:55 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_032_033.mp3; OH_049_032_033.pdf
Citation
Miller, Mary, "Mary Miller Interview, October 3, 1979" (1979). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 38.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/38