Matthews, Becky 2023-08-01
Becky Matthews outlines her early life in Crystal City Texas including the La Raza Unidas protests she witnessed while in high school. She discusses her family roots in the Lubbock area, raising her children while pursuing higher education, and her interest in Texas folklore. She describes her time teaching at junior colleges, as well as how she homeschooled two of her children, how she values homeschooling, and how she used it to prepare her children for college.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Jim Matthews
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 31, 2023
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Interviewer: Elissa Stroman
Length: 01:18:28 (1 hour 18 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; Childhood interests; La Raza Unida protests; Moving up into the South Plains; college experience; Her thesis topic and material; Moving to Carlsbad, New Mexico and finding a job; Involvement in organizations; moving to San Antonio; Homeschooling her daughters; Thoughts on education and homeschooling, and preparing her daughters for college
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace
Related Interview: Matthews, Jim 2023-08-01 ; Matthews, Jim and Becky 2023-08-01; Matthews, Jim 2023-07-31
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