Title
Josephine Eddy Interview, 1975
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Steven Komula
Interviewee
Josephine Eddy
Date Recorded
4-29-1975
Date Digital
6-18-2020
Location Recorded
Eddy Residence, Morris, Minnesota
County
Stevens County
Keywords
World War, 1914-1918; United States. Bureau of War Risk Insurance; Social workers--Minnesota--Stevens County; United States. Works Progress Administration; Social services--Minnesota--Stevens County; American Association of University Women; Women--Societies and clubs--Minnesota--Morris; Literature--Societies; etc.; League of Women Voters (Morris, Minn.); Cancer--Research; Fund raising; Hospitals--Minnesota--Stevens County; Women--United States--Social conditions
Description
Mrs. Eddy was born March 15, 1889 at Verndale, Minnesota. After working with War Risk Insurance during World War I in both Washington D.C. and Minneapolis, she attended the University of Minnesota and graduated in 1925. She then taught for 11 years in Minnesota. After that, she returned to the University of Minnesota and took courses related to social work and came back to work in both Swift and Stevens Counties. Upon retirement, Ms. Eddy has become involved in a number of women's organizations.
In this interview, Ms. Eddy talks about her early life and working with women on WPA. She discusses the various women's organizations she is involved with, including: the American Association of University oWomen, the Student Club, the Literary Club, the League of Women Voters, the Cancer Society, and the Hospital Auxiliary. She concludes the interview with comments on the status of women in the United States.
Run Time
00:55:40
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
SCEddy01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
328
Recommended Citation
Eddy, Josephine, "Josephine Eddy Interview, 1975" (1975). Stevens County. 14.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/stevenscounty/14
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
The digitization of this oral history was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.