Interview with Margaret Bowen

Partial Transcript: The following is an unrehearsed taped interview with Margaret Bowen.

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Bowen talks about her impressions of FDR and Eleanor. She also talks about the impact of FDR presidency on her family.

Keywords: AAA; Agricultural Adjustment Act; Banks; Corn; Eleanor Roosevelt; Farming; Farms; FDR; First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Kentucky; Ky; KY; Lincoln Co.; Lincoln County; Lincoln County, Ky; President Roosevelt; Stanford, Kentucky; Stanford, Ky; Stock Market Crash; Stock Speculation; The Great Depression

Subjects: Depressions--1929--United States Economics--United States Economics--United States--History--20th century Economics--United States—History Kentucky--Economic conditions Kentucky--History Kentucky--History--1865-

Partial Transcript: What effect did unemployment have on you and your family?

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Bowen talks about employment during the depression.

Keywords: Employment; Jobs; Kansas; Kentucky; Ky; KY; Lincoln Co.; Lincoln County; Lincoln County, Ky; Railroad Workers; Railroads; Stanford, Kentucky; Stanford, Ky; The Great Depression; Wages; Works Projects Administration; WPA

Subjects: Depressions--1929--United States Economics--United States Economics--United States--History--20th century Economics--United States—History Kentucky--Economic conditions Kentucky--History Kentucky--History--1865- Railroad trains--United States

Partial Transcript: In what ways did you observe people helping each other?

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Bowen talks about canning as well as news events of the Depression. She also talks about her most vivid memories of her life during the depression.

Keywords: 1937 Flood; 1937 Ohio River Flood; Canning; Community; Flood; Flooding; Helping; Kentucky; Ky; KY; Lincoln Co.; Lincoln County; Lincoln County, Ky; Stanford, Kentucky; Stanford, Ky; The Great Depression; Vegtables

Subjects: Depressions--1929--United States Economics--United States Economics--United States--History--20th century Economics--United States—History Floods Floods--United States Kentucky--Economic conditions Kentucky--History Kentucky--History--1865-