MN90: Freedom Ride
Claire O'Connor was a freshman at the University of Minnesota in June 1961, when she took a Greyhound bus into the heart of Jim Crow. The Freedom Rider shares her story with Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]
Women
The WAC Recruiter
After joining the Women’s Army Corps, WAC Jeanne Bearmon was assigned to helping to recruit other women to join the military. Because women had never officially served in a U.S war before World War 2, it was quite a challenge to educate female recruits and the public about the contributions that women were needed to … [Read Transcript...]
The Woman Veteran
Jeanne Bearmon joined the Women’s Air Corps and was stationed in London as the bombs fell during World War 2. She ultimately earned the rank of captain, but found that some of those who served under her were not prepared for a woman with rank. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: Jayne Grey Swisshelm, a Feminist Before Her Time
Abolitionist and early feminist Jane Grey Swisshelm cut against the stereotype of prairie women bound by farm work and rearing children. As producer Allison Herrera reports, she was a woman with a voice. [Read Transcript...]