Flat box 15
Contains 27 Results:
Gladys and Charles Homan: Parts of poetry and comments from Delmar Homan, 1974
Recording of Gladys Homan reciting the poem "Byah", 1993-1994
"Bethany College Commencement address," plus comments, 12/27/1982
"The Community," Delmar Homan comments about life in Corning during his childhood, July 1998
Kitchen-Klatter show, December 31, 12/31/1985
Oral history interview with Kathryn Louden, 4/18/2001
Matthey, Lucille, 10/27/2000
The Lucille Matthey interview follows the chronology of her life from childhood on a farm to courtship, marriage, farm manager, and widow. The majority of the interview concerns her experiences before coming to the Terra Farm. She attributed her leadership in the Farm Bureau to her personal preference for farming and politics ahead of homemaking.
Puttmann, Sally, 10/27/2000
The Sally Puttmann interview follows the chronology of her life from a rather isolated childhood on a farm to courtship, marriage, farm leader and widow. She attributed her leadership skills to her volunteer activities with her local church and discussed her path-breaking leadership as a woman in the church, the Farm Bureau, the Iowa State Soil Conservation Commission, and the Leopold Center.
Strait, Eleanor, 3/30/2001
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.
Striegel, Virginia, 8/5/1999
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.
Barker, Patti, 1/3/2001; 10/3/2001
2 interviews. The Patti Barker interviews follow the chronology of her life from childhood to young adulthood, marriage, motherhood, and divorce. She describes the potentials and limits of rural women’s opportunities during the 1970s and 1980s. She also describes the difficulties divorced women and single mothers face in rural areas.
Jesina, Sheryl, 1/5/2001
The Sheryl Jesina interview follows her life chronologically from the almost seamless transition from farm girl to farm wife and mother. It includes her perspective on the reasons they invested in a large scale hog confinement operation.
Svoboda, Jane: transcript, 1/5/2001
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.
Svoboda, Marlys, 3/23/2001
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.