Tag Archives: historical memory

Agrarian Women and the Welfare State

Posted on September 4, 2019 by ccprescott

Agrarian Women and the Welfare State Sommestad, Lena, translator Grey Osterud.  Agrarian Women, the Gender of Dairy Work, and the Two-Breadwinner Model in the Swedish Welfare State. New York and London: Routledge, 2019. Review by Sally McMurry, Professor Emerita of … Continue reading →

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Rural Women on Display

Posted on October 27, 2017 by ccprescott

Rural women remain hidden from view in local historical societies. Continue reading →

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Women on the Texas Frontier

Posted on May 25, 2016 by ccprescott

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? Continue reading →

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