The records relating to the South Carolina Mother of the Year award are housed at the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University. In addition, oral history interviews were conducted with 15 living South Carolina Mother of the Year Award Winners, 6 family members, and 14 prominent members of the South Carolina Mother of the Year Award Selection Committee. The oral history project was conceived and executed by Dr. Jennifer Leigh Disney, Department Chair and Professor of Political Science and Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Winthrop University and community partners and South Carolina Mothers Association President Martha Cranford and Treasurer Shirley Fishburne. The purpose of the South Carolina Mother of the Year Award Oral History Project is to document women’s experiences as mothers, leaders, and women in the state of South Carolina. The voices of these powerful, dynamic, strong, and devoted women need to be collected, heard, and preserved.
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Interview with Jean Orr Belcher
Jean Belcher, SC Mother of the Year 2006
Interview with Jean Orr Belcher, 2006 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Dr. Rosemary Tung Chow and Granddaughter
Rosemary Tung Chow, SC Mother of the Year 2000
Interview with Dr. Rosemary Tung Chow, 2000 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Janet Cotter
Janet Alexander Cotter, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Janet Cotter, member of the South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee.
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Interview with Martha Cranford
Martha Cranford, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Martha Cranford, Chair of the South Carolina Mothers Association.
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Interview with Jean Ishbel Long Dowty
Jean Long Dowty, SC Mother of the Year
Interview with Jean Ishbel Long Dowty, mother of 2007 South Carolina Mother of the Year, Judith Dowty Pittard.
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Interview with Ann DuPre
Ann Waring DuPre, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Ann DuPre, member of the South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee.
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Interview with Ann Edwards
Ann D. Edwards, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Ann Edwards, former First Lady of South Carolina and member of the South Carolina Mother of the Year Search Committee.
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Interview with Shirley Fishburne
Shirley Herlong Fishburne, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Shirley Herlong Fishburne, South Carolina Mother of the Year Committee member.
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Interview with Anne Perrin Flynn
Anne Perrin Flynn, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Anne Perrin Flynn, member of the South Carolina Mothers Association.
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Interview with Mary Kate Brearley Glasser
Mary Kate Brearley Glasser, SC Mother of the Year 2008
Interview with Mary Kate Brearley Glasser, 2008 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Miriam Elizabeth McLaurin Gulledge
Miriam McLaurin Gulledge, SC Mother of the Year 2012
Interview with Miriam Elizabeth McLaurin Gulledge, 2012 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Marianna Black Habisreutinger
Marianna Black Habisreutinger, SC Mother of the Year 2011
Interview with Marianna Black Habisreutinger, 2011 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Gwen P. Howell
Gwen P. Howell, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Gwen P. Howell, member of the South Carolina Mothers Association.
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Interview with Peggy Kinney
Mrs. William Light Kinney, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Peggy Kinney, member of the South Carolina Mothers Association and South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee.
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Interview with Carolyn Montague Laffitte and "Callie" Wienges
Carolyn Montague Laffitte and Callie Wienges, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Carolyn Montague Laffitte and Callie Wienges, mother and daughter members of the South Carolina Mothers Association and South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee.
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Interview with Ruth Lesesne
Ruth Lesesne, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Ruth Lesesne, member of the South Carolina Mothers Association.
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Interview with Kathleen Lightsey
Kathleen Lightsey, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Kathleen Lightsey, member of the South Carolina Mothers Association and South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee.
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Interview with Johann M. McCrackin
Johann M. McCrackin, SC Mother of the Year 1984
Interview with Johann M. McCrackin, 1984 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Betty Jean Ulmer McGregor
Betty Jean Ulmer McGregor, SC Mother of the Year 2009
Interview with Betty Jean Ulmer McGregor, 2009 South Carolina and National Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Margie Mitchell
Margie Mitchell, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Margie Mitchell, daughter of 2003 South Carolina Mother of the Year, Marjorie Rivers Mitchell, and member of the South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee.
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Interview with Tempe Anne Oehler and guest
Tempe Anne Oehler, SC Mother of the Year 1990
Interview with Tempe Anne Oehler, 1990 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Anne Porcher Perrin and Daughter, Anne Perrin Flynn
Anne Porcher Perrin and Anne Perrin Flynn, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Anne Porcher Perrin, member of the South Carolina Mothers Association and South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee, and Anne Perrin Flynn, member of the South Carolina Mothers Association.
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Interview with Judith Ann Dowty Pittard
Judith Ann Dowty Pittard, SC Mother of the Year 2007
Interview with Judith Ann Dowty Pittard, 2007 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Carolyn "Boo" Poole
Carolyn Poole, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Carolyn Poole, member of the South Carolina Mothers Association and South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee.
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Interview with Florinette Ford Renfrow
Florinette Ford Renfrow, SC Mother of the Year 2002
Interview with Florinette Ford Renfrow, 2002 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Joyce White Rheney
Joyce White Rheney, SC Mother of the Year 2001
Interview with Joyce White Rheney, 2001 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Deane Rast Risher
Deane Rast Risher, SC Mother of the Year 2004
Interview with Deane Rast Risher, 2004 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Elsie Porth Shealy
Elsie Porth Shealy, SC Mother of the Year 1988
Interview with Elsie Porth Shealy, 1988 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Annette Brunson Sutcliffe
Annette Brunson Sutcliffe, SC Mother of the Year 2010
Interview with Annette Brunson Sutcliffe, 2010 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with the Daughters of Marjorie Faucett Patterson
Lynne Trowbridge and Laura Timmons, SC Mother of the Year 1995
Interview with Lynne Trowbridge and Laura Timmons, daughters of Marjorie Faucett Patterson, 1995 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
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Interview with Mary Carolyn Watson
Mary Carolyn Watson, SC Mother of the Year 1986
Interview with Mary Carolyn Watson, 1986 South Carolina Mother of the Year.
