Interview with Thelma "Tee" Bergman, March 29, 2022

Project: League of Women Voters Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Bergman describes growing up on a farm in Ohio. Both of her parents worked on the farm, she worked on the farm, and so did her 7 siblings. Bergman went to the University of Dayton and got a Bachelor's in Elementary Education. She worked as an educator for 9 years, three of those spent in Germany with the D.O.D., then got a Master's in Library Science and taught in the Fayette County Public School district for 35 years. In her retirement, she has been active in the League of Women Voters and other volunteering positions in the community. As part of her work with the League, she helps with candidate forums, naturalization ceremonies, and voter registration.

Interview Accession

2022oh0311_lwv0008

Interviewee Name

Thelma "Tee" Bergman

Interviewer Name

Madison Cissell

Interview Date

2022-03-29

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Bergman, Thelma Interview by Madison Cissell. 29 Mar. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Bergman, T. (2022, March 29). Interview by M. Cissell. League of Women Voters Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Bergman, Thelma, interview by Madison Cissell. March 29, 2022, League of Women Voters Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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