The Jane Svoboda interview follows her life chronologically from young farm daughter to worker, wife, and mother. It includes rich reminiscences from her childhood in a Catholic, Irish-American farm family, her reciprocal relationship with her husband, their problems during the farm crisis and their solutions, and the variety of farm women’s contributions to family income. She responded to interview questions quickly and with energy. She voiced few ideas that related the changes in her rural community to economic forces, globalization, or national farm politics.

The Marlys Svoboda interview follows her life chronologically from young farm daughter to wife and mother. It centers on her choice to raise her family on a small-scale farm without outside employment. She voiced few ideas that related the changes in her rural community to the economic forces, globalization, or national farm politics.

The Eleanor Strait interview chronicles her life and volunteer activities. It describes the personal and family aspects of her leadership roles in various organizations and does not touch upon political issues.

The interview follows the chronology of the life of Virginia Striegel from childhood, to widowhood, and leadership in conservation and farm issues. Virginia Striegel stated she would not attempt to be accurate with dates, but spoke with conviction about her experiences and opinions. In 2002, she reported that she “held back” during the interview, concerned that the tape was meant to be honorary rather than documentary.