Putting the barn before the house women and family farming in early-twentieth-century New York

Putting the barn before the house : women and family farming in early-twentieth-century New York / Grey Osterud.

Author/creator	Osterud, Nancy Grey, 1948-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Ithaca : Cornell University Press,
Description	x, 277 p. : photos. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	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.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011041849
ISBN	9780801450280 (cloth : alk. paper)

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