Interviewer
Gladys Peterson
Files
Description
Alice Page discusses women’s working conditions in Montana throughout the Depression and World War Two in the United States. She delves into the pressures women felt to work or not work, depending on the financial stability in their homes and whether or not they were married. Page speaks about the few women that were able to complete higher education degrees in law schools, and how even those qualified for rigorous careers were often ignored or paid significantly less than their male counterparts. Alice Page’s husband, Winfield Page, speaks about the women in the workforce he encountered in his various jobs throughout the early and mid-20thcentury. He discusses the advantages of having separate women’s and men’s work, and offers examples to emphasize his point.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Page, Winfield E., 1904-1994 – Interviews; Page, Alice J., 1909-1991 – Interviews; Peterson, Gladys M., 1920-1996; Bierman, Jessie M., 1900-1996; Women employees -- Montana – Interviews; Women -- Employment -- Montana -- History -- 20th century; Women’s rights; Women in the workforce; Rosie the Riveter; Depressions -- 1929 -- Montana -- Personal narratives; Depression, 1929-1939; World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States; Montana attorneys, women; Women -- Montana -- Economic conditions -- History -- 20th century; Women -- Montana -- Social conditions -- History -- 20th century; Women -- Employment -- United States -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century; Women employees -- Montana -- Attitudes -- History -- 20th century; Missoula (Mont.) -- Economic conditions -- History -- 20th century; Wages -- Women -- History -- 20th century; Sex discrimination in employment -- History -- 20th century; Sex role in the work environment -- History -- 20th century; Sexual division of labor -- History -- 20th century
Original Date
2-10-1986
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 158-001a
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (16 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:39:34 minutes
Local Filename
OH_158_001_a.mp3; OH_158_001_a.pdf
Citation
Page, Alice and Page, Winfield, "Alice Page and Winfield Page Interview, February 10, 1986" (1986). Women in the Workplace Oral History Project. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/workingwomen_oralhistory/3