Interviewer
Diane Sands
Files
Description
Belle Fligelman Winestine describes growing up in Helena, Montana, the death of her mother and being raised by her aunt until her father remarried. She discusses the New York Dry Goods Company, a large department store her father owned, and the Jewish community in Helena. She talks about life during the Great Depression and her efforts to get protective legislation for women and children workers. Winestine talks about her work with Jeannette Rankin and Carrie Chapman Catt on the women’s suffrage movement.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Helena, Montana; Jewish community, Montana; Great Depression; Montana politics; Women workers, Montana; Child labor, Montana; Women’s suffrage movement, Montana; Carrie Chapman Catt; Jeannette Rankin; New York Dry Goods Company, Helena, Montana
Original Date
8-10-1977
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 049-068, 069
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (03:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (28 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:33:40 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_068_069.mp3; OH_049_068_069.pdf
Citation
Winestine, Belle Fligelman, "Belle Fligelman Winestine Interview, August 10, 1977" (1977). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 59.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/59