BLAKE, Myrna Louise (Mrs)
Women through the Years: Economic & Family Lives,
Accession Number 001645
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 5
Total Reels
- Lai Ah Eng (Dr)
Interviewer
- 02:11:47
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 2 of 5
Metadata
- 7 Jun 1995
Recording Date
- 00:31:09
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Met husband at university; married 1963; one daughter. Husband's work in Indonesia in 1963; broke work contract to join him; returned to Singapore after Indonesian coup. Part-time teaching; hospitals' work. Husband's job in Bangkok, 1968; her life as expatriate wife, mother. Husband's work in Bangkok, Penang and Australia (1967 -1976); moving with him. Attempted master's degree; no concentration; constant moving. In Penang, did research/project on women factory workers for master's degree; Eventually did PhD. Returned to Singapore 1981; daughter's studies in United States; husband still abroad. Wife/mother roles in her travelling years; support groups eg. UN Wives Group.
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