Author: United States. Extension Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural extension work
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
On the Farm Front
Author: Stephanie A. Carpenter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780875803142
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Rosie the Riveter is an icon for women's industrial contribution to World War II, but history has largely overlooked the three million women who served on America's agricultural front. The Women's Land Army sent volunteers to farms, canneries, and dairies across the country, accounting for the majority of wartime agricultural labor. On the Farm Front tells for the first time the remarkable story of these women who worked to ensure both "Freedom from Want" at home and victory abroad. Formed in 1943 as part of the Emergency Farm Labor Program, the WLA placed its workers in areas where American farmers urgently needed assistance. Many farmers in even the most desperate areas, however, initially opposed women working their land. Rural administrators in the Midwest and the South yielded to necessity and employed several hundred thousand women as farm laborers by the end of the war, but those in the Great Plains and eastern Rocky Mountains remained hesitant, suffering serious agricultural and financial losses as a consequence. Carpenter reveals for the first time how the WLA revolutionized the national view of farming. By accepting all available women as agricultural workers, farmers abandoned traditional labor and stereotypical social practices. When the WLA officially disbanded in 1945, many of its women chose to remain in their agricultural jobs rather than return to a full-time home life or prewar employment. On the Farm Front illuminates the Women's Land Army's unique contribution to prosperity and victory, showing how this landmark organization changed the role of women in American society.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780875803142
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Rosie the Riveter is an icon for women's industrial contribution to World War II, but history has largely overlooked the three million women who served on America's agricultural front. The Women's Land Army sent volunteers to farms, canneries, and dairies across the country, accounting for the majority of wartime agricultural labor. On the Farm Front tells for the first time the remarkable story of these women who worked to ensure both "Freedom from Want" at home and victory abroad. Formed in 1943 as part of the Emergency Farm Labor Program, the WLA placed its workers in areas where American farmers urgently needed assistance. Many farmers in even the most desperate areas, however, initially opposed women working their land. Rural administrators in the Midwest and the South yielded to necessity and employed several hundred thousand women as farm laborers by the end of the war, but those in the Great Plains and eastern Rocky Mountains remained hesitant, suffering serious agricultural and financial losses as a consequence. Carpenter reveals for the first time how the WLA revolutionized the national view of farming. By accepting all available women as agricultural workers, farmers abandoned traditional labor and stereotypical social practices. When the WLA officially disbanded in 1945, many of its women chose to remain in their agricultural jobs rather than return to a full-time home life or prewar employment. On the Farm Front illuminates the Women's Land Army's unique contribution to prosperity and victory, showing how this landmark organization changed the role of women in American society.
Extension Service Circular
Author: United States. Extension Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural extension work
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural extension work
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Author:
Publisher: Masthof Press & Bookstore
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher: Masthof Press & Bookstore
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Forestry Clubs for Young People
Author: Marie Foote Heisley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afforestation
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
This publication has been prepared primarily for the use of leaders of young people's forestry clubs. Its purpose is to suggest forestry activities suitable for young people and ways and means of carrying on those activities. Some are suitable only for clubs formed by boys and girls, living on farms or in smaller towns; others are more suitable for young people living in the larger cities.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afforestation
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
This publication has been prepared primarily for the use of leaders of young people's forestry clubs. Its purpose is to suggest forestry activities suitable for young people and ways and means of carrying on those activities. Some are suitable only for clubs formed by boys and girls, living on farms or in smaller towns; others are more suitable for young people living in the larger cities.
United States Government Publications Monthly Catalog
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2040
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2040
Book Description
List of Available Publications of the United States Department of Agriculture
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Slide-films of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Filmstrips
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Filmstrips
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Workers in Subjects Pertaining to Agriculture in Land-grant Colleges and Experiment Stations, 1945-46
Author: Adam Truman Holman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 1650
Book Description
This publication provides simple instruction on re-purposing or re-using old leather, fur, or felt garments or items by using them as source construction materials for things like slippers, gloves, belts, hats, etc.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 1650
Book Description
This publication provides simple instruction on re-purposing or re-using old leather, fur, or felt garments or items by using them as source construction materials for things like slippers, gloves, belts, hats, etc.
Monthly List of Publications and Motion Pictures
Author: United States. Dept. of Agriculture
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Education for Victory
Author: Olga Anna Jones
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description