Oral history interview with Maxine Kroner / interviewed by Michael D. Schendel (1 of 2)
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- 1987
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Kroner discusses her parents and family life in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She describes working as a teacher before her marriage, raising seven children, and becoming involved in women's organizations. Topics also discussed include: Birth, Dodgeville, Wisconsin, 1927; Family struggles, Depression, 1929; House in North La Crosse, Wisconsin; Religion and education, Catholicism; Employment, parents; Education, St. James Elementary School and Aquinas High School; Employment, World War, 1939-1945; Thoughts on Franklin D. Roosevelt programs, Depression 1929; Profession, teaching; Teaching, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Move to La Crosse, marriage and pregnancy; Thoughts on working mothers; Rural education, 1918; Decline of large families; Church and school organizations, involvement; Attitude of Church, ecumenism, c.1950s; Housewife life, community involvement; Politics, La Crosse, Wisconsin; YMCA, involvement.
00:00:51 -- Birth, Dodgeville, Wisconsin, 1927 | 00:03:01 -- Family struggles, Depression, 1929 | 00:04:03 -- House in North La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:05:30 -- Religion and education, Catholicism | 00:06:07 -- Employment, parents | 00:14:13 -- Education, St. James Elementary School and Aquinas High School | 00:16:20 -- Employment, World War, 1939-1945 | 00:20:44 -- Thoughts on Franklin D. Roosevelt programs, Depression 1929 | 00:23:50 -- Profession, teaching | 00:25:07 -- Teaching, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 00:27:24 -- Move to La Crosse, marriage and pregnancy | 00:28:54 -- Thoughts on working mothers | 00:32:08 -- Rural education, 1918 | 00:34:30 -- Decline of large families | 00:39:00 -- Church and school organizations, involvement | 00:42:39 -- Attitude of Church, ecumenism, c.1950s | 00:51:44 -- Housewife life, community involvement | 00:55:26 -- Politics, La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:59:43 -- YMCA, involvement
Tape 1 of 2.
Part of the La Crosse Urban History Project.
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- Recollection Wisconsin
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program
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- Kroner, Maxine -- Interviews
Oral history
Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- History
Women -- Societies and clubs -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs
United States -- History -- 1945-1953
United States -- History -- 1953-1961 - Type
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- English
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- Oral history interview with Maxine Kroner / interviewed by Michael D. Schendel (1 of 2). 1987. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000070. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- (1987) Oral history interview with Maxine Kroner / interviewed by Michael D. Schendel (1 of 2). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000070
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