Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
More than a farmer's wife More than a farmer's wife Amy Mattson Lauters "Examining how women were presented in farming and mainstream magazines over fifty years and interviewing more than 180 women who lived on farms, Lauters reveals that, rather than being victims of pa… OL18715183W
Soil sisters Soil sisters Lisa Kivirist "Females are farming in record numbers. Covering everything from business planning to tool use to integrating family into farm operations, Soil Sisters is a comprehensive blueprint for women who drea… OL20017111W
Women Who Dig Women Who Dig Trina Moyles Weaving together the narratives of female farmers from across three continents, Women Who Dig offers a critical look at how women are responding to and, increasingly, rising up against, the injustice… OL20659811W
The egg and I The egg and I Betty MacDonald When Betty MacDonald married a marine and moved to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, she was largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. With no running wa… OL273762W
Loosening the Bonds Loosening the Bonds Joan M. Jensen "This book--the first to investigate the rich and complex lives of rural women during this period--focuses on women in the Philadelphia hinterland and shows how they became an essential part of that … OL3483075W