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ContributorsMelcher, Mary S. (Interviewer) / Quesada, Alicia Otilia, 1923-2020 (Interviewee)
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In this recording, Alicia Quesada discusses the Ocampo family's settlement in Wickenburg; Teodoro Ocampo's cattle ranch; memories of her childhood, including education and daily chores; recreation, including picnics held on the desert; learning English and her family's use of Spanish and English; religion, including the growth of the Catholic Church;

In this recording, Alicia Quesada discusses the Ocampo family's settlement in Wickenburg; Teodoro Ocampo's cattle ranch; memories of her childhood, including education and daily chores; recreation, including picnics held on the desert; learning English and her family's use of Spanish and English; religion, including the growth of the Catholic Church; her work as a stenographer at the Arizona State Legislature and at Cox, Lockwood, & Lockwood; her family's involvement in the Wickenburg community, including the Latin American Club; and her move to Phoenix.
ContributorsMelcher, Mary S. (Interviewer) / Quesada, Alicia Otilia, 1923-2020 (Interviewee)
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In this recording, Alicia Quesada discusses her professional life and the racial discrimination she faced; her employment with the Arizona State Senate, the Arizona Industrial Commission, Arizona State University, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and the Social Security Administration; the Gosnell land swap and her work opposing it; and her

In this recording, Alicia Quesada discusses her professional life and the racial discrimination she faced; her employment with the Arizona State Senate, the Arizona Industrial Commission, Arizona State University, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and the Social Security Administration; the Gosnell land swap and her work opposing it; and her interest in and efforts to preserve Arizona's Mexican-American history.
ContributorsMelcher, Mary S. (Interviewer) / Quesada, Dora Ocampo, 1921-1998 (Interviewee)
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In this recording, Dora Quesada discusses her family's history in Arizona and their work in cattle ranching, mining, and freighting; medical care in Wickenburg, including the competency of the doctors available; her career as a nurse, including her time as a charge nurse in a newborn nursery, her first job

In this recording, Dora Quesada discusses her family's history in Arizona and their work in cattle ranching, mining, and freighting; medical care in Wickenburg, including the competency of the doctors available; her career as a nurse, including her time as a charge nurse in a newborn nursery, her first job as an office nurse in Wickenburg, her experiences as a military nurse, and racism in the medical field; her education, including school segregation, discrimination against students who couldn't speak English well, high school career, and time at St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing; learning English and her family's use of Spanish and English; and religion and the Catholic Church in Wickenburg.
ContributorsMelcher, Mary S. (Interviewer) / Quesada, Dora Ocampo, 1921-1998 (Interviewee)
Created1998-05-06
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In this recording, Dora Quesada discusses her work to oppose the Gosnell land swap, her parents' teaching that political activism is a necessity, her early political activity, the Latin American Club of Arizona, and her interest in and efforts to preserve Arizona's Mexican-American history.

ContributorsMelcher, Mary S. (Interviewer) / Quesada, Dora Ocampo, 1921-1998 (Interviewee)
Created1998-05-07
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In this recording, Dora Quesada discusses her career, including her experiences as a military nurse, time as a civilian nurse, and later work as a public school teacher. Among the subjects she covers are racism in the medical and educational fields; conflicts with other medical professionals; the breakdown in relationships

In this recording, Dora Quesada discusses her career, including her experiences as a military nurse, time as a civilian nurse, and later work as a public school teacher. Among the subjects she covers are racism in the medical and educational fields; conflicts with other medical professionals; the breakdown in relationships between parents, teachers, and school boards beginning in the 1960s, which she attributes to defensiveness on the part of parents; teaching methods and class sizes; political issues involved in teaching; and advocacy to end exploitation of and improve conditions for students.