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Elaine Hackett

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Ida Levesque, the thirteenth of twenty-one children, came to the United States as a child. Her father, a woodsman, died relatively young, of cancer, and to make ends meet, Ida had to go to leave school at seven - at first to look after her siblings, and later to earn money in the factories.

Duration

01:14:52

Publication Date

4-24-1994

City

Lewiston

State

Maine

Keywords

Levesque, Oral History, Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine

Media Type

Reproduction

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The Franco-American Collection is one of the largest repositories of its kind in the North-East. The Collection contains tens of thousands of printed books, photographs, newspaper clippings and audio-visual recordings. Please review the Collection's Terms and Conditions regarding use of its material.

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English

Ida Levesque Interview


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