Janice Wright working in 2016 (Courtesy of Anne Montague)
NHF_TPS_2016_Wright_Jannice
July 7 2016
In this interview, Janice speaks about her upbringing and early family life in West Virginia during the Great Depression. She recalls raising chickens and her father’s work managing the locks on local rivers. She goes on to describe her wartime job as a riveter, her experience living with rationing, and her marriage. Janice concludes the interview by offering advice to young people today.
Digital
52m 29s
Sheila “Janice” Wright, 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.
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, NA [38.34982,-81.63262] [id:4801859]
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