Interviewer
Mary Melcher
Files
Description
Hazel Dorr describes her parents’ motivations to move to Montana, the impact her father’s arsenic poisoning had on the family, and the employment options available to women without a high school education. She discusses meeting her husband and buying their first property, the droughts they experienced during the 1920s and 1930s, and the birth of her children. Dorr also describes her daily household chores including the time-consuming process of canning food. She talks about her involvement with the Home Demonstration Club and the introduction of conveniences such as like electricity and washing machines. Dorr recalls how she moved to Great Falls, Montana, and sacrificed to ensure her children had a high school education.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Great Falls, Montana; Dust Bowl, Montana; Great Depression, Montana; Home Demonstration Club, Montana; Electricity; Household appliances; Dorr, Hazel, 1906-1999 – Interviews; Women -- Montana – Interviews; Homemakers -- Montana – Interviews; Women -- Employment -- Montana – History; Women -- Education -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Women -- Montana -- Social conditions – History; Frontier and pioneer life -- Montana -- 20th century -- Personal narratives; Rural families -- Montana -- History -- 20th century; Childbirth -- Montana -- History -- 20th century -- Personal narratives; Droughts -- Montana -- 20th century; Canning and preserving -- Montana -- History -- 20th century; Rural poor -- Montana -- History -- 20th century
Original Date
8-1-1981
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 049-024
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (44 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:00:07 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_024.mp3; OH_049_024.pdf
Citation
Dorr, Hazel, "Hazel Dorr Interview, August 1, 1981" (1981). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 8.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/8