The Women on the Mother Road

Blue Swallow Motel, owned by Lillian Redman through most of 66's heyday.

"The Women On The Mother Road: Route 66 Web-site and Oral History Project is creating a public history record that sheds light on diverse women’s experiences within  a specific but varying geography and over several decades. The time period covered by Route 66’s history from its inception in 1926 to its demise in 1985 and then to its ongoing rebirth represents a national steady march forward for women on all fronts including the domestic, political, social and economic spheres of their lives.  The oral histories gathered fit into this wider women’s history context." Continued