Interviewer
Mary Melcher
Files
Description
Mary Louise Pankratz describes growing up on a farm in Frenchtown, Montana, and her family’s Native American descent. She discusses doing chores, attending dances, going to school in a convent in Montreal, and learning French. She describes working as a clerk in a general store in Ronan, Montana. She discusses getting married, then moving to Portland, Oregon, after her husband passed away. Pankratz recalls working in a shipyard during World War Two and training as a midwife before meeting and marrying her second husband. She discusses her views on historical political movements, including women’s suffrage and Prohibition as well as the evolution of women’s clothing and style trends during the early- to mid-20th century.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Ronan, Montana; Portland, Oregon; World War, 1939-1945; Women’s suffrage; Prohibition; Women’s education; French-Canadian immigrants, Montana; Frenchtown, Montana; Montreal, Canada; Women’s employment
Original Date
4-21-1977
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 049-035
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (25 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:57:28 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_035.mp3; OH_049_035.pdf
Citation
Pankratz, Mary Louise, "Mary Louise Pankratz Interview, April 21, circa 1977" (1977). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 40.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/40