Hagen, Mary Doebel, 1922-
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1922-
Biography
Mary Doebel was born in 1922 on the family farm three miles northeast of Manly, Iowa. Even as a child Doebel was known for her poems and writings and was also an avid reader. As the oldest of three children, she was relied on for farm and household chores. She attended the one-room Worth County rural schools during the depression years. In 1941, at nineteen years of age, she married Orville Hagen. The couple raised eight children.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Mary Hagen memoir
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0531
Abstract
Arrangement
Memoir describing life on a family farm near Manly, Iowa during the 1920s and 1930s.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Dates:
1996
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives