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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
Reflections on Sources and the Publication of My First Book
It is my sincerest desire that what I learned about women’s involvement in agricultural fairs is clearly conveyed to and appreciated by those who read my book. Continue reading
Posted in New Books
Tagged agricultural fairs, community, history, material culture, oral history, primary sources
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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
Posted in history
Tagged family, farm labor, farming, gramie sweetser, leisure, maine, primary sources
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A WORK IN PROGRESS: FINDING MYSELF THROUGH EXTENSION
I saw something of their lives in mine. I saw something of their origins in mine. Thus began my path as a historian. Continue reading
Posted in research
Tagged activism, education, extension, Georgia, Home Demonstration, land grant colleges, mentoring, Mississippi, primary sources
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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
Farm Women in Crisis Times: Rethinking Women’s Roles in the 1980s
The Farm Crisis of the 1980s was a time of upheaval in American agriculture, second only to the long depression of 1920-1940. The crisis affected many different facets of farm life, including farm women’s roles. Continue reading
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Tagged family, farm labor, feminism, history, primary sources
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Home and Happenstance: How Chance Encounters in the Archive Can Become Sources of Invention
I didn’t know it then, but my research trajectory changed that day in 2012 when I happened upon Collier’s photos of my family. Continue reading
Posted in Sources in Rural Women's History
Tagged archives, history, photography, primary sources
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Harriette E. Cushman: A New Woman
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 … Continue reading
Young Women’s Diaries as Primary Sources for Rural Women’s History
Young Women’s Diaries as Primary Sources for Rural Women’s History Rachel Kleinschmidt My name is Rachel Kleinschmidt and I have been a member of the Rural Women’s Studies Association (RWSA) since 2009. My work has focused on unmarried women in … Continue reading
Posted in Sources in Rural Women's History
Tagged family farms, girlhood, history, primary sources
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