Motherhood

Date: 11 December 1995

By: Alexander Turnbull Library; Manson, Heugh Cecil Drummond, 1941-

Reference: OHColl-1498-01

Description: An interview with Cecilia Bolger recounting her childhood in Ireland, her marriage and later emigration to New Zealand, aged 26. Talks of settling in Stratford, farming in Taranaki, and her son Jim Bolger going into politics. Title supplied by Library. Abstractor - Robert Petre. Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract available - awaiting processing.. Search dates: 1995

Date: 14 Mar 2000

From: Women's Studies Association feminist oral history project

By: Julian, Rae Scott, 1941-

Reference: OHInt-0556-06

Description: Rae Julian was born in Marton in 1941. Describes her Maori grandmother's relationship with her children after marriage separation. Talks about her father, school experiences, and stereotypical messages about being a girl. Describes Canterbury University years and Teachers College. Discusses marriage to Robin Julian in 1963, teaching, a year in London, and having children. Describes life as a young mother in Feilding, and moving to Wellington in 1972 where her interest in women's issues developed. Discusses involvement with the Society for Research on Women (SROW). Discusses research as J R MacKenzie Fellow. Talks about International Women's Year, 1975, and Women's Electoral Lobby. Comments on work at Labour Research Unit with Rosslyn Noonan and Judith Aitken. Describes her leadership role in several organisations. Talks about becoming Human Rights Commissioner 1987-1992, and its associated challenges and achievements, including banning corporal punishment in schools, equal employment opportunity issues, and campaigning for a Children's Commissioner. Describes subsequent work for United Nations in Cambodia 1992-1993 and a position as Volunteer Service Abroad Field Representative position in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Describes work as Canada's Fund Co-ordinator in Pacific Islands. Reflects on the women's movement influences, including Phillida Bunkle and other important writers. Discussed influence of feminism on her life, feminist compromises in working life, Maori women's issues and feminism's gains for women. Comments on her current feminist interests including grassroots issues such as access to abortion and women living with violence. Interviewer(s) - Jill Abigail Accompanying material - Biographical information, curriculum vitae. Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 C62 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2654, OHDL-001003. Photocopies of 2 photos: portrait 1974 and group shot late 1990's

Date: 23 09 00 - 23 Sep 2000

From: YWCA of Wellington and Hutt Valley oral history project

By: Abigail, Jill, 1939?-; Reid, Jennie Christina, 1950-

Reference: OHInt-0590-8

Description: Jennie Christina Reid, known as Tina, was born in Hastings in 1950. Mentions mother (Portuguese and Danish origins) who worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation before marriage, and father who had a returned serviceman's balloted farm in Hawkes Bay. Refers to Pukehou primary school, which gave insight into Maori culture. Talks about boarding school, Waikato University, and the freedom of university life, and recalls protests, Vietnam War activism and hippie ideals. Talks about first job at National Society on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, doing social and youth work. Mentions marriage at 22 to Peter Reid, and having two children. Describes work for Wellington Community Volunteers, Mackenzie Education Foundation. Mentions her influences, including the 1975 United Women's Convention, New Mothers' Support Groups, the Brooklyn Resource Centre, Household Income and Expenditure Survey. Mentions importance of Kindergarten and Playcentre. Talks about several roles in Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA); tutoring on its Diploma of Community and Youth Work; Development Officer for women with pre-school children. Describes the politics within YWCA, the contribution of Elizabeth Sewell and Gail Powell, and being introduced to women's networks through the YWCA. Mentions fulltime work as Community Development Officer and then Policy Officer at Wellington City Council. Talks about National YWCA, being a representative on the Personnel Committee, Jane Cumming and Pauline McKay. Talks about becoming president of the Wellington YWCA in 1994, staff she supervised, projects such as the Mothers' Alone project, Nydia Bay camps and the Maori Womens' Transfer Fund, working with Mary Goodwin and learning about management and governence from the YWCA. Mentions decision to leave the YWCA Presidency, job at Internal Affairs, the death of her husband and its impact on her family's life. Interviewer(s) - Jill Abigail Accompanying material - Project release form, biographical information, CV. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-9073-9075 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2876. Coloured photocopy of photo (wide shot) of Tina Reid Search dates: 1975 - 1995

Date: 15-19 February 2010

From: Women's lives oral history project

Reference: OHInt-0998-22

Description: Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 5 C60 cassette(s). Search dates: 15/02/2010 - 19/02/2010

Date: 16 October 1995

By: Perkins, Jane, 1961-2011

Reference: OHColl-1491-01

Description: An interview with Margaret Williams discussing her life. Interview took place on 16 October 1995. Title supplied by Library Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 Interview(s). Search dates: 16/10/1995

Date: March 1940

By: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955

Reference: PAColl-4565

Description: Photograph of a large group of women outside the Engineering Pavilion at the Centennial Exhibition in Wellington in March 1940. The photographer was Hall Raine. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on card.

Date: 1990 - 2002

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: A-366-316/379

Description: Cartoons on the weather, women, Christmas, forestry and the Forest Amendment Bill. Quantity: 64 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black felt pen drawings on paper, sizes vary.

Date: 09 May 1994

From: A history of Indian women in Aotearoa

By: Satyanand, Tara Therese, 1918-2006

Reference: OHInt-0063/07

Description: Tara Satyanand gives background information, noting that she was born in Suva, Fiji on 1st January 1918, arrived in New Zealand in December 1938, speaks Hindi and English, that her religion is Christian Catholic and that her place of origin in India is Shihanpur, a village called Zallabad, Seanderpore, near Lucknow. Describes coming to New Zealand to study nursing by herself when she was 20 and being a Karitane nurse from 1939-1941. Describes how she joined the Pan Pacific South East Asian Women's Association in 1958, became National Vice President in 1977 and a life member in 1982. Talks about helping to form the Indian Women's Association in 1974 and serving two terms as president of that organisation. Notes that she has been a member of the Catholic Women's League since 1956. Talks about her extensive involvement with the Indian community, her community work and involvement with several major organisations over many years. Talks about growing up in Fiji and her life in New Zealand, her family and grandchildren, her hopes and plans for the future. Discusses her committment to women's causes and her continued involvement with the PPSEAWA. Reflects on her life and philosophy's and passes on advice about maintaining one's culture and important issues for young Indian women to remember. Venue - Auckland Interviewer(s) - Unidentified Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006135, OHC-006136 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s) - summary notes. 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other OHA-1379.

Date: 1994 - 01 Jan 1994

From: A history of Indian women in Aotearoa

By: Samuels, Lullita, active 1960s?-1994

Reference: OHInt-0063/03

Description: Lullita Samuels discusses her background in terms of her mother and iwi and her father and her Indian heritage. She reflects upon her earliest experiences, including doing vegetable and bottle rounds with her father and grandfather on Ponsonby Road. She talks about the men in the Indian community and the forming of the Indian Association. Explains how she lived with her Maori grandfather and then with her parents and recalls selling newspapers in front of her family's fruit shop. Talks about how she had to dress like an "Indian girl" and behave like one. Recalls how she was "Miss India" on a float in a parade for the Empire Games. Talks about not realizing she was Maori as a child, discovering her Maoritanga in her teenage years and discusses a period when she was not accepted by the Indian community. Discusses a romance with an Indian man marrying a Maori. Talks about raising 7 children and working at the same time. Discusses her experiences in recent years, her career, the reclaiming of her Maori identity, her future and vision of going back to India. Venue - Auckland Interviewer(s) - Mandrika Rupa Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006128 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete brief abstract OHA-1375.

Date: 19 May 1994

From: A history of Indian women in Aotearoa

By: Singh, Sante, 1905-2001

Reference: OHInt-0063/11

Description: Sante Singh notes that she was born in 1905 at Haraghar, Hoshiarpur, Punjab State. Describes coming to New Zealand in 1932, her husband's work as a scrub and flax cutter in the Wanganui region, her life in New Zealand in the 1930's and the joys and struggles. Talks about the arrival of other Indian families, other immigrants, her contact with tangata whenua. Talks about how many of her friends on neighbouring farms were Maori and how many of the local Indians subscribed to the caste system and were exclusive about who they had contact with. Talks about how difficult it was to access Indian spices, about cooking, food and religious rituals. Discusses being a Sikh. Notes that she speaks Punjabi and a little English. Discusses farming, her family, childbirth and her children. Venue - Auckland Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006142 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s) - summary notes. 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other OHA-1383.

Date: 21 Sep 1992-22 Sep 1992 - 21 Sep 1992 - 22 Sep 1992

From: Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Oral History Project

By: White, Mary Truby, 1904-2002

Reference: OHInt-0314/13

Description: Talks about her adoption by Sir Frederick and Lady Bella Truby King. Gives some details about her birth family, contact with her birth mother and feelings about adoption. Recalls living in a house at Seacliff Mental Hospital, education at the Archerfield Private Boarding School in Dunedin, childhood activities, and the house built at Karitane by Truby King. Talks about Truby King's activities, relationship with Bella and personal qualities. Describes doing a Kindergarten training course in Wellington followed by Karitane training in Auckland. Recalls taking a Karitane nursing position in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, travelling from there to England with the Clark family and resigning from the position of caring for the baby. Describes poor health and a return to New Zealand. Notes that the Truby King family now lived at Melrose, Wellington. Gives details about living and working in Australia for a number of years with the Mothercraft Society and a factory establised by Truby King selling baby food products. Describes the establishment of the Melrose baby food factory. Explains the focus of Truby King's work on baby feeding. Talks about Bella King's death and the expectation that she would take on her role. Describes writing a Mothercraft book, biography of Truby King, articles for Australian women's magazines and poetry. Describes travelling to London and France with Truby King, his declining health and last years. Talks about her marriage to Tony White, living in Adelaide and thoughts about Karitane and Plunket practices after having her two children. Comments on the extent to which her early life was devoted to Truby King and Plunket, his opposition to her contact with her birth family and her secret relationship with her birth mother and sister. Venue - South Australia : 1992 Interviewer(s) - Jim Sullivan Venue - Tusmore, South Australia Accompanying material - Photocopy of telegram from the Queen received on the death of Frederick Truby King, and Mary Truby King's reply. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004834; OHC-004835; OHC-004836; OHC-004837; OHC-004838 Quantity: 5 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 4.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 879. Photocopy of photo of Mary King aged 24 at Melrose; photocopy of photo of Mary King about the same age; photocopy of photo of Truby King and Mrs King at Seacliff House, photocopy of photo of Truby King's mother (nee Mary Chilman); colour portrait photograph of Mary White in 1992; colour portrait photograph of Mary and Tony White in 1992.

Date: 30 Dec 1994

From: Birth stories oral history project

By: Archer, Christine Anne, 1955-

Reference: OHInt-0084/01

Description: Christine Archer was born in Palmerston North on Christmas Day 1955. Talks about her family and happy childhood. Describes studying music at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and marrying in 1977. Recalls becoming pregnant and some minor problems with the pregnancy. Details preparations, ante natal classes and the birth of her daughter at Hutt Hospital. Talks about the use of music therapy during labour. Describes breast feeding. Compares the pregnancy and birth of her son two years later. Talks about the positive and negative sides of parenting and her attitude to her own parents on becoming a parent. Mentions premenstrual tension. Talks about her work at the Wellington Early Intervention Trust and the Alexander Gillies Centre. Talks in depth about music therapy work and work with the disabled. Venue - Wellington : 1994 Interviewer(s) - Claire Loftus Nelson Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1427.

Date: 26 Nov 1995 - 26 Jan 1995

From: Birth stories oral history project

By: McCallum, Moira Jane, 1962-

Reference: OHInt-0084/04

Description: Moira McCallum was born in Coromandel on 10 September 1962. Outlines her family background which included a number of shifts because her father was a Presbyterian minister. Recalls childhood activities, teenage years at Hutt Valley High School and the effects of having been pushed ahead at school. Describes attending Wellington Polytechnic, Youth for Christ rallies, riding motorbikes and drinking alcohol. Talks about her boyfriend, getting married and becoming pregnant. Describes attending antenatal classes at Elderslea (Upper Hutt maternity hospital) and becoming political because it was under threat of closure. Talks about her interest in an active birth. Describes being induced (in labour)and an episiotomy. Comments on hospital facilities,lack of support for breastfeeding and rivalry between hospital and independent midwives. Describes post natal depression. Compares her subsequent pregnancy with home birth delivery by a midwife. Describes involvement as a consumer representative on a midwifery review panel for the College of Midwives. Talks about involvement with Parents Centre, La Leche League and the Early Intervention Trust. Comments on social perceptions of her role as a mother. Venue - Lower Hutt : 1995 Interviewer(s) - Claire Loftus Nelson Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006268; OHC-006269; OHC-006270 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1431.

Date: 20 Mar 1994

From: Birth stories oral history project

By: Brown, Erica, 1968-

Reference: OHInt-0084/06

Description: Erica Brown was born in Hampshire in England on 5 November 1968. She is one of the daughters of Anne Harris who is also part of this oral history project. Describe emigrating to New Zealand as a child and settling in Feilding. Talks about her parents' fish and chip shop, schooling, leaving school in the fifth form and working at McDonalds. Describes marrying Stephen Brown and becoming pregnant. Talks about attending antenatal classes with her husband. Describes her three births in some depth, commenting on different styles of midwifery and her growth of confidence and knowledge after each birth. Discusses the effect of her parents' relationship on her own perception of family life and comments on her positive feelings towards motherhood. Describes her husband's feelings towards the births. Discusses breastfeeding, hospital routines, being induced and episiotomy. Venue - Feilding : 1994 Interviewer(s) - Claire Loftus Nelson Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006262; OHC-006263; OHC-006264 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.20 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1429.

Date: 1978

By: Albrecht, Gretchen, 1943-; Blair, Philippa Mary, 1945-; Chasteau, Marion, 1940-; Evans, Jill, active 1955; Kaiser, Lesley, 1948-; Mules, Ngaire, active 1980; Randerson, Glenda Dorothy, 1949-; Robinson, Andrea Lee, 1939-; Tuck, Barbara, 1943-

Reference: OHV-3422

Description: A video about motherhood and art practice. Includes interviews with 18 women including Gretchen Albrecht, Phillipa Blair, Marion Chasteau, Allison Duff, Jill Evans, Christine Hansen, Kate Hill, Lesley Kaiser, Ngaire Mules, Glenda Randerson, Andrea Robinson, Barbara Tuck, and Belinda Weir. Video produced by Kate Hill, Janelle Asto, and Ngaire Mules as part of a course run by Phillip Dadson at Elam School of Fine Arts. Title taken from item. Quantity: 1 videotape(s). Search dates: 1978 Processing information: Description created from item label/housing. Item has not been previewed as part of processing.

Date: 26 Jun 1993

From: Media Women Oral History Project

By: Morrell, Janine Rania, 1962-

Reference: OHInt-0052/11

Description: Details family background; both parents loved reading but had a difficult childhood; sister's early life; extra curricular activities such as Girls' Brigade and piano lessons; influence of mother especially in imbuing confidence; education at South Hornby primary school, Branston Intermediate and Hornby High School, where she was Head Girl. Talks about involvement in student politics at Canterbury University (studying political science and sociology) and the 1981 Springbok Tour; interest in television which was bred out of this desire for change. Mentions introduction to Rod Cornelius (Television New Zealand) and transfer to Auckland; worked on Eye Witness News and Foreign Correspondent; friendship with Karen Sims; met future husband Tony Palmer; work on Fast Forward. Discusses transfer to Dunedin where she worked on Viewfinder with Natalie Brunt; then moved into children's television, writing Maori inserts for Sesame Street; volunteer work for Women's Refuge; move to Christchurch where she produced Spot On. After an overseas trip, Janine Morrell gave birth to a daughter and met Jason Gunn; produced The Son of a Gun show; at time of interview was executive producer of the children's department for Television New Zealand. Finally discusses television as a medium and mentions the psychologist Anne Wilson Schaef. Venue - Christchurch Interviewer(s) - Carole van Grondelle Venue - Christchurch Accompanying material - Curriculum vitae and photograph of Janine Morrell Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1113.

Date: 2008

By: Egg Maternity (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-COSTUME-2008-01

Description: A sales catalogue with photographs of maternity clothing for sale. Shows pregnant women modelling the clothing which includes designs by Charlotte Devereux. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 30 pages, 200 x 150 mm. Provenance: Donated by Helen Smith, Wellington, in 2012.

Date: 1960

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-386-197

Description: Shows a man arriving home on the shortest day of the year. His wife, who has been at home with the children all day, looks annoyed Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on card, 255 x 280 mm

Date: 26 Nov 2000

From: Jewish women in education oral history project

By: Max, Lesley (Dame), 1945-

Reference: OHInt-0715/3

Description: Max Lesley (nee Shieff) born North Shore, Auckland 1945. Gives family background and mentions maternal grandfather's arrival in New Zealand 1911, later opening a furniture business in Karangai Happy Road called Home Furnishers Limited and establishment of the Star Hat Company in Auckland by paternal ancestors. Recalls Jewish upbringing and awareness of Jewishness as a child and lists Jewish observances and Friday nights in her home. Talks about Habonim and Hebrew School. Discusses mother's training and work as speech teacher and her community work, being elected onto the Board of Management at Takapuna Grammar School and her election to the Takapuna City Council. Recalls attending St Anne's primary school and describes experience of being Jewish at a church school. Mentions experiencing anti-semitic treatment from a teacher at Belmont School (Intermediate). Discusses being Jewish at Takapuna Grammar School. Discusses education at Auckland University, marriage at the age of 21, going to London with husband who was studying Orthodontics and experience of teaching for a year at Bulstrode Girls' Secondary Modern School at Hounslow near Heathrow Airport. Recalls returning to New Zealand and starting a family. Discusses changing social expectations of motherhood and voluntary work undertaken while bringing up her children. Talks about birth of second son in 1973 with Down's Syndrome and being `thrust' into the world of special education. Describes the ignorance which prevailed about similar children. Discusses the beginnings of what became a lifetime of lobbying to improve conditions in New Zealand for her son and other children. Notes that son became the first child at Auckland Grammar School with Down's Syndrome. Discusses involvement with: IHC; HIPPY (Home Instruction Programme for Preschool Youngsters); formation of `Family Start' and involvement in the setting up of the Pacific Foundation for Health, Education and Parenting in August 1990, with Gordon Dryden as Chief Executive and self as Executive Director. Discusses activities of the Foundation which included setting up Family Service Centres and describes characteristics of the first Family Service Centre, known as the Kelvin Road Preschool and Whanau Centre. Continues to discuss future prospects of HIPPY being established in more locations and comments that it fits with the Government's `Closing the gaps' strategy. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Ann Beaglehole Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-011706-011708 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4078; OHDL-000105.

Date: 29 Oct 1991

From: Mothers and daughters oral history project

By: Fitzmaurice, Roni, 1934-

Reference: OHInt-0323/03

Description: Roni Fitzmaurice born Liverpool 1934 into a family of four boys and four girls. Talks about early days in England, living with a mother who had been deserted, depending on the older ones for an income. Recalls the tenement building where they lived being bombed and living in an air raid shelter, eventually being sent to a Children's Home run by the Sisters of Charity. Talks about separation from other siblings, lack of contact with mother for some time, attending Commercial College and at age of 16 going to work in an architect's office. Describes feelings on meeting mother again and decision to emigrate to New Zealand, going to Christchurch as a probationary nurse. Talks about marriage and having several children; learning to bake and sew; listening to Aunt Daisy, and expectations for own daughters. Discusses returning to work in a laboratory, relationship with daughters, leaving husband and help from women friends. Compares marriages of two eldest daughters to own marriage. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Alison Gray Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010335-010336 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-3498. Search dates: 1991