Interviewer
Diane Sands
Files
Description
Elizabeth Bertha Weldon describes her mother’s early childhood in Minnesota during the mid-19th century. She then moves on to discuss her own childhood and reminisces about the chores she did and the dances and other community events she attended. She talks about going through puberty and the lack of information available to teenage girls about the subject. Weldon recalls teaching in rural schools around Fargo, North Dakota, and later homesteading outside of Billings, Montana. She talks about founding the Home Demonstration Club with other women in her community where they taught each other to draft sewing patterns and cook new dishes. She ends by discussing her involvement in community events, the local 4-H club, and the activities in which her children participated.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Homesteading, Minnesota; Homesteading, Montana; Yellowstone County, Montana; School teachers, Women, North Dakota; Billings, Montana; Home Demonstration Club, Billings, Montana; 4-H Club, Billings, Montana
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 049-043
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (27 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:58:01 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_043.mp3; OH_049_043.pdf
Citation
Weldon, Elizabeth Bertha, "Elizabeth Bertha Weldon Interview, August 26, 1976" (1976). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 46.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/46