QUAH, Elsie @ Kiong, Elsie
Women through the Years: Economic & Family Lives,
Accession Number 000213
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 3
Total Reels
- Tan Beng Luan
Interviewer
- 01:19:16
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 3
Metadata
- 21 Sep 1982
Recording Date
- 00:27:50
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Family background. Size of family. Why father was sold to adopted family. Father's occupation. His death. Brother supported family. She qualified as midwife and worked in Kuala Lumpur. Father's character. Why Chinese men married Malay women. Family's financial situation. How mother supplemented income. Recollections of schools attended. Description of midwifery training.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 3
Metadata
- 21 Sep 1982
Recording Date
- 00:27:46
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Why she was rejected as operator. Account of her application for job in Kuala Lumpur. Family's reaction to her job. Father arranged marriage for her but mother rescinded agreement. Her training in Kuala Lumpur. Learnt Tamil. Remuneration and living conditions there. Her family problems. How she found job in Singapore. Decided to be Health Visitor. Nature of work.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 3
Metadata
- 21 Sep 1982
Recording Date
- 00:23:40
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Her work problems and ill health. Why resigned from job. Examples of patients Health Visitor Service catered to. Types of assistance given to patients. Working conditions. Her driving lessons and test. Her failed marriage. Supported children herself. How she supported herself during Japanese Occupation. Daughter's death.
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