This folder contains a complete oral history of Portia Ackerman's life experiences, focusing primarily on her time at Florida State College for Women and the early years of her relationship with her husband, including his participation in the Second World War. She discusses day to day life as a military wife and mother with her husband overseas and how she balanced family and finances, as well as her husband's decision to stay in the military after the end of the war and how that affected their family.