Tag Archives: farming
Diaries of August 1920: “More to life than the daily grind”
[D]espite the pressures of harvest, August allowed the Sweetser family time for their favorite summer activities: Chautauqua, picnics, and lake excursions. Continue reading
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Family farming from a rural women’s perspective
University of Lethbridge graduate student Diane McKenzie is combining her rural roots and her research interests with the intention to make an important contribution to the future of agriculture. Continue reading
Annie Zachary Pike: Arkansas Homemaker, Farmer and Politician
Pike exemplifies the underexplored activism of Black rural Arkansas women. Continue reading