Interview with Robert Montague, April 27, 1979

Interview Summary

Robert Montague's grandmother, Anne Wilson, was a first cousin of Mary Breckinridge and assisted her in establishing the FNS in Leslie County, Kentucky. Montague himself first went to Wendover in the late 1950s and was a speaker at the second Mary Breckinridge Day. His wife is a member of the Washington, D.C. Committee, and his aunt and his grandmother gave a room in the new hospital in memory of his grandmother Wilson. Montague was active in the Washington area March of Dimes and was interested in the FNS in conjunction with his health charity work. He comments upon the political implications of the FNS as a cause, and upon Mary Breckinridge as administrator.

Interview Keyword

Family histories. Health facilities. Maternal health services. Medical education Washington (D.C.) Washington D.C. Committee

Interview LC Subject

Appalachian Region--Economic conditions Appalachian Region--Social conditions Breckinridge family Breckinridge, Mary, 1881-1965 Frontier Nursing Service, Inc. Medical care--Appalachian Region Midwifery Rural conditions Rural health services

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