Working the land : the stories of ranch and farm women in the modern American West / Sandra K. Schackel.

Author: Schackel, Sandra.

Imprint:Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2011.

Descriptionxvii, 158 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Note:"I'd rather be on the farm" : attitudes toward ranch and farm work -- "I'd rather work outside than do housework" : flexible gender roles -- "I didn't milk cows; I gave piano lessons" : will wage work save the family farm? -- "We'd be in bad shape if it wasn't for hunting" : tourist recreation on Western farms and ranches -- "Eat more beef" : ranch and farm women as activists -- Epilogue -- Appendixes: Farm woman questionnaire; Interviewees.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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