Read Women of the Northern Plains: Gender and Settlement on the Homestead Frontier, 1870-1930

Women of the Northern Plains: Gender and Settlement on the Homestead Frontier, 1870-1930

Barbara Handy-Marchello

4.9/5 (12922 ratings)

Description:In Women of the Northern Plains, Barbara Handy-Marchello tells the stories of the unsung heroes of North Dakota's settlement the farm women. As the men struggled to raise and sell wheat, the women focused on barnyard labor--raising chickens and cows and selling eggs and butter--to feed and clothe their families and maintain their households through booms and busts. Handy-Marchello details the hopes and fears, the challenges and successes of these women--from the Great Dakota Boom of the 1870s and '80s to the impending depression and drought of the 1930s. Women of the frontier willingly faced drudgery and loneliness, cramped and unconventional living quarters, the threat of prairie fires and fierce blizzards, and the isolation of homesteads located miles from the nearest neighbor. Despite these daunting realities, Dakota farm women cultivated communities among their distant neighbors, shared food and shelter with travelers, developed varied income sources, and raised large families, always keeping in sight the ultimate to provide the next generation with rich, workable land. Enlivened by interviews with pioneer families as well as diaries, memoirs, and other primary sources, Women of the Northern Plains uncovers the significant and changing roles of Dakota farm women who were true partners to their husbands, their efforts marking the difference between success and failure for their families.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Women of the Northern Plains: Gender and Settlement on the Homestead Frontier, 1870-1930. To get started finding Women of the Northern Plains: Gender and Settlement on the Homestead Frontier, 1870-1930, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 210

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press

Release: 2010

ISBN: 087351758X

Description: In Women of the Northern Plains, Barbara Handy-Marchello tells the stories of the unsung heroes of North Dakota's settlement the farm women. As the men struggled to raise and sell wheat, the women focused on barnyard labor--raising chickens and cows and selling eggs and butter--to feed and clothe their families and maintain their households through booms and busts. Handy-Marchello details the hopes and fears, the challenges and successes of these women--from the Great Dakota Boom of the 1870s and '80s to the impending depression and drought of the 1930s. Women of the frontier willingly faced drudgery and loneliness, cramped and unconventional living quarters, the threat of prairie fires and fierce blizzards, and the isolation of homesteads located miles from the nearest neighbor. Despite these daunting realities, Dakota farm women cultivated communities among their distant neighbors, shared food and shelter with travelers, developed varied income sources, and raised large families, always keeping in sight the ultimate to provide the next generation with rich, workable land. Enlivened by interviews with pioneer families as well as diaries, memoirs, and other primary sources, Women of the Northern Plains uncovers the significant and changing roles of Dakota farm women who were true partners to their husbands, their efforts marking the difference between success and failure for their families.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Women of the Northern Plains: Gender and Settlement on the Homestead Frontier, 1870-1930. To get started finding Women of the Northern Plains: Gender and Settlement on the Homestead Frontier, 1870-1930, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Women of the Northern Plains: Gender and Settlement on the Homestead Frontier, 1870-1930

Women of the Northern Plains: Gender and Settlement on the Homestead Frontier, 1870-1930

More Books

Women of the Northern Plains: Gender and Settlement on the Homestead Frontier by Barbara Handy-Marchello (2007-12-15)

Women of the Northern Plains: Gender and Settlement on the Homestead Frontier by Barbara Handy-Marchello (2007-12-15)

Traces: Early People of North Dakota

Traces: Early People of North Dakota

The Veterinary Technician's Guide to Medical Terminology

The Veterinary Technician's Guide to Medical Terminology

Traces: Early Peoples of North Dakota

Traces: Early Peoples of North Dakota

Boots and Saddles: Life in Dakota with General Custer

Boots and Saddles: Life in Dakota with General Custer