Interviewer
Eleanor Wend
Files
Description
Bessie Monroe discusses her career as a journalist, working as a reporter at various Montana papers including the Missoulian and the Ravalli Republican [later the Ravalli Republic]. She talks about working for the Ravalli Republican from the 1920s to the time of the interview. Monroe describes the Bitterroot Valley’s history and the Jesuit missionaries who settled there long before white settlers reached the area. She talks about her involvement with the women’s suffrage movement in Montana, the Chamber of Commerce in Hamilton, and the Women’s Club. Monroe concludes by discussing societal expectation for women during the early 20th century.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Women journalists; Montana, women; Social conditions; Missoulian; Ravalli Republican; Ravalli Republic; Women’s clubs; Chamber of Commerce, Hamilton, Montana; Bitterroot Valley, Montana; Jesuits, Montana; Missionaries, Montana
Original Date
7-29-1977
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 049-034
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (9 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:29:00 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_034.mp3; OH_049_034444.pdf
Citation
Monroe, Bessie K., "Bessie K. Monroe Interview, July 29, 1977" (1977). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 39.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/39