Fertile Ground, Narrow Choices
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Author | : Rebecca Sharpless |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 0807847607 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780807847602 |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Fertile Ground, Narrow Choices by : Rebecca Sharpless
Book excerpt: Rural women comprised the largest part of the adult population of Texas until 1940 and in the American South until 1960. On the cotton farms of Central Texas, women's labor was essential. In addition to working untold hours in the fields, women shouldered