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Category Archives: Food Studies
Home Economics Extension Bulletins: Science to Alleviate Rural Women’s Drudgery
Home economics extension bulletins would now allow rural women to improve their homes through science Continue reading
A Countess Rural Brewer
The Countess Brewer brought pneumatic malting technology to rural Ukraine. Continue reading
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Tagged brewing, factory, history, social class, technology, Ukraine
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Ginger Farm and its Butter Tart
What is, or was, Ginger Farm? And wherefore its butter tart? Continue reading
From COVID to Comfort: New Book Explores the Role of Women and the Kitchen in Rural Life
Whether you are a foodie or a gender or food studies researcher, you will find much to savor in this unique volume. Continue reading
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Tagged cookbooks, cooking, foodways, history, primary sources, RWSA
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Backstories, RWSA’s academic cookbook
Backstories: The Kitchen Table Cookbook is the perfect amalgamation of scholarly articles juxtaposed with heartwarming family memories associated with particular foods, and yes, plenty of recipes. Continue reading
Countdown to Cookbook Launch
By embracing elements of history, rural studies, and women’s studies, this volume offers a unique perspective by relating food history with social dynamics. It is sure to inspire eclectic dining and conversations. #rwsa #rwsa2021 #foodstudies #ruralwomen #aghistory Continue reading
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Tagged cookbooks, foodways, history, RWSA conference
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Foodways in the Midst of a Pandemic
The spread of COVID-19 virus is teaching many of us living in urban places just how connected we are to one another, and how divorced we have become from rural life. Continue reading
Seeking Recipes
“Kitchen Table Talk to Global Forum” is the topic of next year’s triennial conference, a theme that inspired us to compile a cookbook featuring essays and recipes reflecting sociocultural aspects of food and its production, and samples of our members’ … Continue reading
Posted in Food Studies, Sources in Rural Women's History
Tagged cookbooks, foodways, recipes
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Zucchini Season
The best use for squash the size of a baseball bat? Zucchini bread, of course! Continue reading
At Mam-maw’s Table
My favorite memories are of Sundays at Mam-maw’s kitchen table Continue reading
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Tagged cookbooks, cooking, foodways, RWSA conference
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