Judy Smith was extremely active on behalf of women’s rights first in Texas and then in Missoula. Her biography from Women’s History Matters and a link to an interview with her are included below. She died in Missoula on November 6, 2013. Feminism Personified: Judy Smith and the Women’s Movement Before moving Read More
Bess Reed – Volunteer Extraordinaire One of Missoula’s parks is named for Bess Reed who came to Missoula in 1925 and soon began volunteering for Missoula projects such as PTA, Community Chest, Montana Crippled Children Society, the School Foundation Program, Girls State, and other organizations. She also served Read More
Mrs. Mabel (Lindstadt) Campbell The biography below appears in Montana – Its Story and Biography Vol. 2 by Tom Stout, published in 1921. It should be noted that Mrs. Campbell presided over the office of Missoula County Superintendent of Schools during our involvement in W.W. 1, which Read More
The article below, by Chris Sorensen, is from the National Smokejumper Association website: Martha J. DeMers The article below is from the National Smokejumper Association website 1918 – 2003 MISSOULA – Martha J. DeMers was born Martha Elizabeth Jenkins on July 26, 1918 in Hysham to Read More
The article below is a chapter from Tough, Willing, and Able by Lois Flansburg Haaglund, published in 1997 by Mountain Press Publishing Company of Missoula, Montana. Lois is a native Montanan who grew up in Clinton, Montana during the great depression era. She graduated from St. Patrick School of Nursing Read More
Montana Memories One of the most fascinating accounts of life in early Missoula comes from “Montana Memories,” by Ida S. Patterson. The subtitle is “The Life of Emma Magee in the Rocky Mountain West, 1866 – 1950.” It was published in 1981 by The Steve Matt, Sr., Memorial Fund – Read More
Emma Lommasson Long ago this writer was given assistance by Emma Lommasson when guidance was not so easy to get at U of M. I can attest to the accuracy of the numerous testimonies that have been given for her. She is a credit to the University of Montana and Read More
Biographical History Audra Arnold Browman was born to Leila Beeman and Harold DeForest Arnold on May 16, 1909 in West Brookfield, Massachusetts. She was born on the family farm in the same bed as Lucy Stone, a well-known suffragette and Browman’s great-great-aunt. Browman received her B.A. from Mt. Holyoke, her Read More
HEART OF A TRUE WOMAN A Very Pretty Story of the Kindness of an Actress Coming toward Butte from Seattle the other night on the train there was a baby and its mother. All the passengers in this particular were well aware of its presence. The mother was a Read More
Washington Press Club Foundation Aline Mosby: Interview #1 (pp. 1-34) May 8, 1991 in Takoma Park, Maryland Kathleen Currie, Interviewer Go to Session Two | Session Three | Session Four Index | Cover | Home Page 1 [Begin Tape 1, Side A] Currie: I wonder if we can begin at Read More