Interviewer
Eleanor Wend
Files
Description
Helen Hespen describes her early childhood in Miles City and Three Forks, Montana. She discusses the relationship between her father and mother, family finances, and family traditions and entertainment. She also talks about going to college, deciding to teach, and the social dynamics in Three Forks. She discusses going to dances and meeting her husband and about teaching in Bone Basin, Montana. She talks about her marriage during the Great Depression, her activities and involvement with the Presbyterian Church, and the birth of her children. Hespen concludes the interview by briefly talking about women’s role in politics and her opinion of Jeannette Rankin.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Miles City, Montana; Three Forks, Montana; School teachers, Montana; Bone Basin, Montana; Great Depression; Presbyterian Church, Montana; Women in politics, Montana; Jeannette Rankin
Original Date
4-23-1977
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 049-053, 054
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (47 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:12:24 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_053_054.mp3; OH_049_053_054.pdf
Citation
Hespen, Helen, "Helen Hespen Interview, April 23, 1977" (1977). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 54.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/54