AUDIO
Interview with Lainey Cowan
- Date
- 23, 24 Jul 1996 - 23 Jul 1996
- By
- Cowan, Lainey, active 1986-1996
- Reference
- OHInt-0667/05
- Description
Lainey Cowan born Te Awamutu, moving to Wellington. Recalls education at Taita Central, Worser Bay Primary and Wellington East [Girls College]. Talks about experience as a nurse aid at Porirua Hospital; psychiatric nurse training; impact of sexual abuse on women's lives and psychiatric illness and interest in trade unions. Discusses interest in social work and position at Wellington District Office. Refers to the `Court Team' working with adolescents and custody issues. Mentions Black Power presence in Wellington, Maori in cities and changes in family organisations. Mentions Land March. Refers to John Lambie, Wellington Director. Talks about working with prostitute mothers, social work training at Victoria University on bonded bursary, multi-disciplinary teams, move to Auckland, Maori social work networks and concerns re residential care. Mentions Owairaka Boys' Home, Bollard Girls' Home, Wesleydale and Allendale. Discusses involvement with Maatua Whangai. Mentions Kara Puketapu and Maori Community iniatives. Discusses feminism and institutional racism, with reference to WARAG (Women's Anti-Racism Action Group). Comments on Tribal Developments for State Wards. Discusses awareness of sexual abuse and establishment of Safe House for sexually abused girls. Mentions Open Home Foundation. Talks about involvement in working party for 1986-1989 ACT. [Children, Young Persons and their Families Act (1989)]. Comments on nuclear families and extended whanau; foster care of Maori children before mid 1980s; adoptions in 1990s with reference to Romanian children. Discusses Maori and Pacific Island families, health and poverty issues.
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Abstracted by - Sherryl Allen
Interviewer(s) - Bronwyn Dalley
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-011779-011781
Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration.
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4116.
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
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- Use/Reproduction
- Public use requires the written permission of the donor Copyright: New Zealand Children & Young Persons Service, Department of Social Welfare (now CYPFS)
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Part of
- Family matters: child welfare in twentieth century New Zealand oral history project
- Format
- 3 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 3 Hours Duration, Oral histories
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Interview with Lainey Cowan, printed abstract
Date: 23 and 24 July 1996 - 23 Jul 1996 - 24 Jul 1996
From: Family matters: child welfare in twentieth century New Zealand oral history project
Reference: OHA-4116
Description: Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Lainey Cowan, tape two
Date: 23 Jul 1996
From: Family matters: child welfare in twentieth century New Zealand oral history project
Reference: OHC-011780
Description: Interviewer(s) - Bronwyn Dalley Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 2 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.
Interview with Lainey Cowan, tape three
Date: 24 Jul 1996
From: Family matters: child welfare in twentieth century New Zealand oral history project
Reference: OHC-011781
Description: Interviewer(s) - Bronwyn Dalley Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 3 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.
Interview with Lainey Cowan, tape one
Date: 23 Jul 1996
From: Family matters: child welfare in twentieth century New Zealand oral history project
Reference: OHC-011779
Description: Interviewer(s) - Bronwyn Dalley Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 1 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.