Family--United States--Social life and customs--20th century

Abstract Transcripts of the oral histories of fifty-six women from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and geographical locations in the United States. The oral histories project was created and conducted by Fran Leeper Buss, in collaboration with The Southwest Institute for Research on Women at the University of Arizona. Fran Buss sought to give poor and minority women a forum. Their histories cover a wide range of subject matter, each woman speaking candidly about her own life's conditions and critical...