Fern Hobbs

Meet the remarkable woman Fern Hobbs, Oregon Governor Oswald West’s private secretary who was sent on a mission on New Year’s Day 1914 to shut down the lawless town of Copperfield on the Snake River. This is a biography of one of the most courageous and important women of early Oregon history. Produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting, ~ 30 minutes in length.

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