NHF_WC_2016_Strong_Mildred
2016 June 29
Millie strong spent much of her time during the war at her home, Trumpington Manor in Rock Hall Maryland. She spoke about how she and the other women in her family had to do all the farm work because their father had died and her brothers had all gone off to war. She also talked about her husband who was stationed in Cape May New Jersey. She would often visit him, and observe the day to day work on the base.
Digital
English
44m 56s
Mildred "Millie" Strong, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland
Interview was recorded by Nick Coviello, Lorenz Iverson, and Andrew Darlington for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience (Washington College)
Oral histories
oral histories (literary genre)
Women agricultural laborers--United States
Women--Employment--United States--History--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States
Oral histories
oral histories (literary genre)
Women agricultural laborers--United States
Women--Employment--United States--History--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States