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Three women share oral histories of their lives working in Stokes and Surry county fields.
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31629
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Women have played an important role in the agricultural development of America over three and a half centuries. This article discusses the history of women in agriculture during the colonial period, Civil War, and early 1900s. Also discussed are rural women in North Carolina, tomato canning clubs formed for farm girls, and modern women home economics specialists.
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31628
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Patricia Stainback Hart of Franklin County is the first woman in twenty-four years ever selected to attend North Carolina State University’s Modern Farming Short Course. This program is open to a select few people who have demonstrated a major interest in agribusiness. Hart inherited the family farm and is now learning the latest farming techniques, economics, and other topics relevant to farm management and operations.
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37399
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Poem about how industrious women were and what they could accomplish in a day’s work on the farm.
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22645
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Taking advantage of North Carolina's ideal climate, Sally Jo Slusher single-handedly has operated the eight-acre, organic PlowGirl Farm since 2014 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Slusher takes a hands-off approach to exotic and experimental crops such as ginger, using quality seed from local suppliers.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 61.1 Issue 2, Spring and Summer 2014,
p63-71, por, bibl
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