Women -- Arizona -- Social conditions

Abstract These images document the lives of many of the women interviewed as part of the Arizona Women's Heritage Project. This project, which interviewed women born before 1906 who had lived most of their adult lives in Arizona, was designed to gather information concerning the role of women in the state's history. It focused on growing up in Arizona, marriage and family, community building, and work for pay. The photographs include portraits of many of the women made at the time of their interview,...

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This collection houses transcripts of oral histories conducted with 29 Arizona women. Among the subjects covered are migration to Arizona, childhood recollections, family life, employment outside the home, religion, military service, marriage, childrearing, and politics. Also included is supplemental biographical information provided by interviewees.

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Interview with Anne Pace Bush, native and early resident of Thatcher, Arizona, describing life in Thatcher and her experiences while attending the University of Arizona.

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Interview with Tillie Garten discussing her experiences while living in early Nogales, Arizona, studying at the University of Arizona, and residing in Phoenix.

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Interview with Violet Irving discussing her experiences while growing up and living in Yavapai County, Arizona.

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Interview with Sallie Lewis discussing her experiences growing up in Parker, Arizona, on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, and later as a minister's wife in several communities around the state.

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Interview with Marjorie Mandell discussing her experiences growing up in New York, as the wife of a merchant in Florence, Arizona, and as a resident of Phoenix.

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Interview with Brenda Weisberg Meckler discussing her experiences growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, as a scriptwriter in Hollywood (1937-1952), and as a political activist in Hollywood and Phoenix.

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Interview with Mae Wills discussing her experiences growing up in Arizona and as a wife and mother in Globe and several other Arizona towns.