Interviewer
Diane Sands
Files
Description
Myrtle Schaplow describes growing up on her family’s farm in Minnesota. She discusses the interactions that girls had with boys during her childhood, the games they played, and the dances they attended. She talks about going through puberty and describes the different forms of birth control that were used during the early 20th century. Schaplow recalls moving to Montana with her husband in 1919 and raising her children in Bozeman. She concludes by talking about her married life and societal expectations for women at that time.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Farming, Montana; Farming, Minnesota; Agriculture, Montana; Women farmers, Montana; Birth control
Original Date
8-26-1976
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 049-038
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (20 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:48:44 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_038.mp3; OH_049_038.pdf
Citation
Schaplow, Myrtle, "Myrtle Schaplow Interview, August 26, 1976" (1976). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 42.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/42