Dot Finn sharing her memories of working in a TNT plant during World War II with Anne Montague (Courtesy of Anne Montague)
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September 21 2016
In this interview, Dot speaks about growing up during the Great Depression and how her father managed to keep a consistent job in hard times. She discusses how she planned to major in physical education at West Virginia University, but ended up leaving two years into college to work during the war. She reflects on running ammonia conversions in the labs at the plant and how she met a young chemical engineer, who would later become her husband. Dot recounts her memories of rationing, Victory Gardens, and other aspects of wartime life. She ends the interview by sharing her advice and insights for the youth of today.
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1h 5m 55s
Dorothy "Dot" Finn, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland.
Interview was recorded by Anne Montague through Thanks! Plain and Simple for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project.
Saint Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, NA [38.38565,-81.83624] [id:4820938]Longacre, Fayette, West Virginia, United States, NA [38.16761,-81.30344] [id:4813058]
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience (Washington College)
oral histories (literary works)
Women--Employment--United States--History--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States
oral histories (literary works)
Women--Employment--United States--History--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States