Ramsey, Mary Margaret 2022-08-03
In this follow-up interview, Ramsey discusses her bookstore in Lubbock and the various jobs she had in the 1970s-2000s. She discusses working with the Paddle Tramps store, bookkeeping for S.E. Cone Junior, being a manager at the Lubbock Inn, and working at the Barnes and Noble bookstore on campus. She outlines various organizations she has been a part of: The AAUW, Lubbock Economics Council, Pierian Sorosis Study Club, Soroptimist, and the advisory board of OLLI. She describes the class she has taught on estate planning and end of life preparations. And at the end of the interview, she reflects on gender issues through the years and overall impressions of her life.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mary Margaret Ramsey
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Date: August 3, 2022
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Elissa Stroman
Length: 02:09:47 (2 hours 9 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and establishing The Book Rack store in Lubbock; Other jobs she had while living in Lubbock; Working for Mr. Cone Jr.; Mr. Cone’s business ventures; Attending college and getting a degree in restaurant, hotel and institutional managements; Community and organization involvements; The hotel business; Retirement from the hotel business; Lubbock Economics Council; Other organizations she has been a member of; the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute; Teaching a class for OLLI; Working in the world of business as a woman; Tenacity and perseverance; her goals for growing up; Wrap-up and closing remarks
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374124 >
Related Interview: Ramsey, Mary Margaret 2022-07-22
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