Harriette E. Cushman: A New Woman Amy L. McKinney My first experience with the RWSA was at the 2012 conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Joan Jensen was on my dissertation defense committee the year before and visited with me about the conference, asking if I would be interested in Read more
When we include the native women, the Tejanas, the Germans, and the many women of multiple nationalities who migrated to rural areas to stand by their men, or to stand without a man, how does that revise the perception of male Anglo-dominated glory and legendary heroes?
This story was about so much more than a poor mountaineer turned millionaire
This week we highlight other blogs that document the history of rural women. We welcome additions to this list and invite suggestions for a future listing of blogs and websites devoted to contemporary activism.
By the turn of the 20th century, California women had entered the ranks of specialty crop growers by the hundreds.
Preparing for the 2018 Rural Women’s Studies Association Conference The next Rural Women’s Studies Association triennial conference will be held May 17-19, 2018, at Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio, USA. In our last blog post, Cindy Prescott suggested several ways that you can help raise the visibility of rural women’s Read more
“A Woman’s Work is Never Done”: Raising the Importance of Rural Women’s Studies Cynthia Prescott, University of North Dakota At the 2012 Rural Women’s Studies Association conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick, many were asking how we raise the profile of the excellent work that our members and allies are doing Read more
Prairie YWCAs were inclined to support the more conservative view of Christian salvation… However, the reality of supporting the needs of so many required pragmatic policies of action that later served as a template for larger urban counterparts after the onset of the Great Depression.
To truly put history to work . . . it should also involve engaging and collaborating with change makers outside of the academy and on the ground.
Barn raisings, quilting “bees” and other reciprocal work take us into the heart of neighbourhood, a defining part of rural life.