Interviewer
Gladys Peterson
Files
Description
Evelyn Swant discusses her experiences as a librarian in Montana in the mid-1900s. Swant explained that most women working in that time period were young and unmarried, though many women entered the workforce throughout the Great Depression and World War Two in order to support their families. She describes aspects of her job including pay and responsibilities, as well as how it compared to other jobs her friends and acquaintances had around Montana. Swant talks about the gender divide in various jobs and recalls typical jobs women might have held in the 1920s-1940s.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Swant, Evelyn, 1910-1989 – Interviews; Peterson, Gladys M., 1920-1996; Women’s rights; Women in the workforce; Women -- Employment -- Montana -- History -- 20th century; Women employees -- Montana – Interviews; Women employees -- Montana -- Attitudes -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States; Depression, 1929-1939; Depressions -- 1929 -- Montana -- Personal narratives; Librarians -- Montana -- Interviews; Telephone operators -- Women -- United States -- Working conditions -- History -- 20th century; Women -- Montana -- Social conditions -- History -- 20th century; Women -- Montana -- Economic conditions -- History -- 20th century; Wages -- Women -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Sex discrimination in employment -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Sex role in the work environment -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Sexual division of labor -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Original Date
2-11-1986
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Women in the Workplace Oral History Project, OH 158, 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 158-001b
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (9 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:22:50 minutes
Local Filename
OH_158_001_b.mp3; OH_158_001_b.pdf
Citation
Swant, Evelyn, "Evelyn Swant Interview, February 11, 1986" (1986). Women in the Workplace Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/workingwomen_oralhistory/2