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Gramie Sweetser Drove a REO: diaries of an Aroostook County, Maine, farm wife, 1920-1956
I physically experience farm life in the context of the research I conduct, and I often reflect on the lives of women in this same place when it was in its ascendancy. 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
Posted in Food Studies, New Books
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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Asenath’s Fiery Pen
Instead of retreating to their parlors and bemoaning their plight, women in Territorial Kansas advocated for themselves and their families in the face of loss. Continue reading
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Tagged historical reenactment, history, Kansas, migration, politics, Public History, slavery, violence
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A few thoughts on the long woman suffrage movement on the Northern Great Plains
_Equality at the Ballot Box_ is the first volume to explore the long history of woman suffrage in Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, and North Dakota from a regional perspective. Continue reading
Posted in New Books
Tagged history, Montana, new publications, North Dakota, South Dakota, suffrage, Wyoming
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Tillie Baldwin: Immigrant Hairdresser Turned Bronco Buster Extraordinaire
Like many white women involved in rodeo, Baldwin both utilized and perpetuated common tropes about authentic western womanhood, while also cheekily resisting them. Continue reading
Feminist Biography and the Historical Narrative
Celeste Parrish was one of the most important educational reformers that you have never heard of. Continue reading
Agrarian Women and the Welfare State
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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Tagged dairy industry, farm labor, historical memory, history, politics, sociology, Sweden, welfare state
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North Dakota Suffragists: Marie Bottineau Baldwin
Marie Bottineau Baldwin was both a suffragist and Native American rights activist. She sought to educate people about women’s traditional political rights in Native society. Continue reading