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South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

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 Orr Belcher, SC Mother of the Year 2006
Interview with Dr. Rosemary Tung Chow and Grandaughter

Rosemary Tung Chow, SC Mother of the Year 2000
Interview with Janet Cotter

Janet Cotter, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Mrs. Martha Cranford

Martha Cranford, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Mrs. Jean Ishbel Long Dowty

Jean Long Dowty, SC Mother of the Year
Interview with Ann DuPre

Ann DuPre, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Ann Edwards

Ann Edwards, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Mrs. Shirley Fishburne

Shirley Fishburne, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Anne Perrin Flynn

Anne Perrin Flynn, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Mary Kate Brearley Glasser

Mary Kate Brearley Glasser, SC Mother of the Year 2008
Interview with Miriam Elizabeth McLaurin Gulledge

Miriam Elizabeth McLaurin Gulledge, SC Mother of the Year 2012
Interview with Marianna Black Habisreutinger

Marianna Black Habisreutinger, SC Mother of the Year 2011
Interview with Mrs. Gwen P. Howell

Gwen P. Howell, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Peggy Kinney

Peggy Kinney, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Carolyn Montague Laffitte and "Callie" O. H. Wienges

Carolyn Montague Laffitte and Callie Wienges, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Ruth Lesesne

Ruth Lesesne, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Mrs. Kathleen Lightsey

Kathleen Lightsey, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Johann M. McCrackin

Johann M. McCrackin, SC Mother of the Year 1984
Interview with Betty Jean Ulmer McGregor

Betty Jean Ulmer McGregor, SC Mother of the Year 2009
Interview with Ms. Margie Mitchell

Margie Mitchell, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Tempe Anne Oehler and guest

Tempe Anne Oehler, SC Mother of the Year 1990
Interview with the Daughters of Marjorie Faucett Patterson

Marjorie Faucett Patterson, Lynn Trobridge, and Laura Timmons, SC Mother of the Year 1995
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 Judith Ann Dowty Pittard

Judith Ann Dowty Pittard, SC Mother of the Year 2007
Interview with Carolyn "Boo" Poole

Carolyn Poole, SC Mother of the Year Committee
Interview with Florinette Ford Renfrow

Florinette Ford Renfrow, SC Mother of the Year 2002
Interview with Joyce White Rheney

Joyce White Rheney, SC Mother of the Year 2001
Interview with Deane Rast Risher

Deane Rast Risher, SC Mother of the Year 2004
Interview with Elsie Porth Shealy

Elsie Porth Shealy, SC Mother of the Year
Interview with Annette Brunson Sutcliffe

Annette Brunson Sutcliffe, SC Mother of the Year 2010
Interview with Mary Carolyn Watson

Mary Carolyn Watson, SC Mother of the Year 1986