FARMERVELMA

Interview with Velma Farmer, 1973

 

1973-05-15

 

Interviewer: Glass, Richard H.

Farmer had been active in politics since 1936. At the time of this interview, she was the president of the San Diego County Federation of Republican Women, an organization that included 42 clubs and 5,500 members total. She was also the former President of the Chula Vista Republican Club. In this interview, Farmer discusses a sense of moral responsibility for the United States that she received from her father, to try to get the United States "back on an even keel." She strongly believed that women would be the ones to get this country back on track because they have the time to volunteer. She expressed disdain for the women's liberation movement, particularly from a Biblical perspective, although she does believe in equal pay for equal work. Farmer also discusses political figures such as Ronald Reagan, James Roosevelt, George McGovern, and Teddy Kennedy, as well as the Watergate scandal.

Women's liberation movement; Wage equality; Ronald Reagan; James Roosevelt; George McGovern; Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy; Watergate scandal; Velma Farmer; Women in politics; Interviews; Richard H. Glass; Oral histories; Volunteerism

 

California - Chula Vista

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English

 

Audiocassette

00:27:18

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Audio

MP3

12.49 MB