SURRATT, Jessie Marie (b. 1915) | Oral History

SURRATT, Jessie Marie (b. 1915)

Oral Histories

Her recollections concerning women’s lives in Texarkana, Texas, during the Progressive Era. Childhood descriptions of business community; “Swampoodle” and speakeasies and prostitution; folk medicines; funeral practices; education; stay at Fort Worth Masonic Home; memories of parents; church activities; mother’s membership in Maccabees; gender roles; child rearing; holiday customs.
Date of Interview: October 28, 1994

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