More than a farmer's wife : voices of American farm women, 1910-1960 / Amy Mattson Lauters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lauters, Amy Mattson, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women farmers--United States--History--20th century.

Women farmers.

Women in agriculture--United States--History--20th century.

Women in agriculture.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2009]

Summary:

"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 patriarchy, most farm women were astute businesswomen, working as partners with their husbands and fundamental to the farming industry"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A sense of place: farm women in history and in theory

Farming and the mass media

Farm women: "the typification of the thing America needs"

A message to farm women: consider "how unique you are"

For farm women: "the only class of workers who are absolutely without representation"

Passing it on

Lives in transition.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-179) and index.

ISBN:

9780826218520

0826218520

OCLC:

280545349