Interview with Bessie Simpson Hardy

Interview done as part of an oral history project for Surry Historical Society. Interview done with Ruby Hardy Stanley. Hardy, who is a white woman, discusses growing up on a farm, the medical care available living so far from town including utilizing a midwife. Hardy had 9 children, 8 of which lived to adulthood. Goes through what a typical day looked like when she was raising her family on a farm. Notes she worked 18 hours a day and didn't have any modern conviences including a washing machine or electric iron. She also discusses using the Sears catalog. Interview is in two parts.

Surry County (N.C.)

Siloam (N.C.)

Bessie Simpson Hardy

medical

midwife

Simpson

Hardy

family

Anne R. Phillips

1993

Surry Community College, digitized through a partnership with The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.

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oral history

sound

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Siloam (N.C.)

Bessie Simpson Hardy

Siloam (N.C.)

Surry County (N.C.)