Why did Marilyn Hagerty “go viral” after more than fifty years writing for the same small newspaper?
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The Olive Garden Lady and Rural Middle American Culture
Farm Women in Crisis Times: Rethinking Women’s Roles in the 1980s
The Farm Crisis of the 1980s was a time of upheaval in American agriculture, second only to the long depression of 1920-1940. The crisis affected many different facets of farm life, including farm women’s roles.
RWSA 2018 Reflection: Historical methodology and the McLennan sisters
How, Samson asks, can we see Bell’s McLennan’s life through her husband’s diary, a diary near completely devoid of her perspective?
Rising Moon
Wild Mares, chronicles my journey through six lesbian-feminist land projects during the 1970s and ‘80s.
The Past, Present and Future of Rural Women’s Studies
RWSA blog editor Cynthia Prescott responds to reflections on her experiences in RWSA that she wrote for this blog following our last conference in 2015 and looks ahead to this year's conference
Telling Their Stories: Women on Horseback
What I found surprised me ... few actually want to change their position – either within the home or the rodeo arena.
In Case You Missed It
Recent website posts highlighting the experiences of rural women.
