Sound recordings of interviews conducted by Kendall Kyle.
As research for a paper and possible thesis on the role that women have played in Saskatchewan's history, Kendall Kyle interviewed women who have been influential in many facets of Saskatchewan life, including in civil and provincial politics, farmers' and women's organizations, churches and many volunteer associations. All feel strongly that women should play an active role in the community and that many have the potential to make great contributions.
Most informants speak of their childhood years, their families, education and work. Several were teachers at one point and three were nurses. Others have become well known in Saskatchewan writing circles. One individual speaks of her struggle to establish a hospital in Porcupine Plain, another speaks of her work in the earlyyears of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. Several were active in the Home and School Association, the Council of Women and the homemakers' clubs. They tell of their struggles through organizations such as these for women and people in general.
In a number of interviews, the contact that these women had with others who were influential in the early Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) is mentioned, including Violet McNaughton, Dorise Nielson and Louise Lucas. Their political views are spoken of in many cases.
The interviewees are as follows (alphabetical by surname):
Grace Blue, Saskatoon (Tape R-390), a teacher, speaks of her early life and education, teaching experiences and the Home and School Association. 27 minutes.
Lillian Wilhelmina Brandon, Regina (Tape R-398), a community worker, talks about various topics.
Ruth Matheson Buck, Regina (Tape R-403; Tape R-404), a teacher and writer, speaks about women's activities, her role as a school trustee, family histories of people in the Battleford district and her writing career.
Zoe Dallas, Saskatoon (Tape R-400), a newspaper reporter, speaks of Violet McNaughton, her work for a newspaper and women's organizations. 30 minutes.
Agnes Davidson, Regina (Tape R-394) speaks of her early life, education, teaching involvement in women's groups, church and the Status of Women Committee. 60 minutes.
Elsie Hart, Saskatoon (Tape R-387) speaks of her childhood, political views, involvement in the Farmers' Union, writing for The Western Producer, Violet McNaughton, Louise Lucas, Jean Hartie and her mother's pioneer experiences. 60 minutes.
Margaret Jean Hartie, Saskatoon (Tape R-391) speaks of her early life and work experience, newspaper work, Violet McNaughton and women's organizations. 50 minutes.
Kathleen Martin, Regina (Tape R-395; Tape R-396), a teacher and nurse, speaks of her early life and education, mother's experiences as a midwife, nurse's training and experiences, and involvement in the homemakers' club and Council of Women. 75 minutes.
Edna Meakes, Saskatoon (Tape R-388), a teacher, speaks of her early life and education, teaching experiences, the development of her political awareness, struggle for a hospital in Porcupine Plain, involvement in communist organizations and Dorise Nielson. 60 minutes.
Marguerite E. Robinson, Regina (Tape R-392; Tape R-393), a nurse and writer, speaks of her nursing career, writing and the Depression. 93 minutes.
Marguerite E. Robinson, Regina (Tape R-431; Tape R-432), a nurse and writer, speaks of civic politics and conditions in Regina during the 1930s, the League of Women Voters and the Keep Our Doctors campaign and Medicare Crisis, 1962. 100 minutes.
Emma Stewart, Saskatoon (Tape R-389), an educator, speaks of her teaching experiences, activities in the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and Superannuated Teachers' Association. 48 minutes.
Retta L. Thompson, Saskatoon (Tape R-399), a teacher and homemaker, speaks of her early life and education, church work, the Western Canada Temperance Union, Saskatoon during the Depression, the Council of Women and views on women's liberation and raising a family. 40 minutes.
Mabel Timlin, Saskatoon (Tape R-401; Tape R-402), a teacher and university professor, speaks of her family, teaching public school, publications and research and work in the Extension Department and the Economics Department of the University of Saskatchewan. 77 minutes.
Evelyn Treble, Regina (Tape R-397), a secretary and homemaker, speaks of her early life and education, activities in the Provincial Council of Women, and secretarial work in the 1920s and 1930s. 42 minutes.