Osterud, Nancy Grey, 1948-
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, c2012.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Introduction : the Nanticoke Valley in the early twentieth century — Putting the barn before the house — Women’s place on the land — Buying a farm on a small capital — The transformation of agriculture and the rural economy — Sharing and dividing farm work — Intergenerational and marital partnerships — Wage-earning and farming families — Negotiating working relationships — Forming cooperatives and taking collective action — Home economics and farm family economies — Conclusion : gender, mutuality, and community in retrospect.

Subjects:

• Women in agriculture — New York (State) — Nanticoke Valley — History — 20th century.
• Rural women — New York (State) — Nanticoke Valley — History — 20th century.
• Family farms — New York (State) — Nanticoke Valley — History — 20th century.
• Farm life — New York (State) — Nanticoke Valley — History — 20th century.
• Nanticoke Valley (N.Y.) — Rural conditions.
• Family farms. fast (OCoLC)fst00920335
• Farm life. fast (OCoLC)fst00921052
• Rural conditions. fast (OCoLC)fst01101474
• Rural women. fast (OCoLC)fst01101883
• Women in agriculture. fast (OCoLC)fst01177815
• New York (State) — Nanticoke Valley. fast (OCoLC)fst01886974
• 1900 – 1999 fast
• History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628

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