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

Author/creator Lauters, Amy Mattson, 1972-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoColumbia : University of Missouri Press,
Description192 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
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.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-179) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008056085
ISBN9780826218520 (alk. paper)

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