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Linoleum, Better Babies & the Modern Farm Woman, 1890-1

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Author: Marilyn Irvin HoltPublisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr
ISBN-10: 0826316352Subject: History
ISBN-13: 9780826316356Topic: --
Format: HardcoverLanguage: --
Publication Year: 1995Condition: Good
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Weight:21.6 oz.

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The Progressive Era promoted a vision of America united by an emphasis on science and progressive reform. The zeal to modernize business, government and social relations extended to farm families and the ways women defined their roles. In this study of the expert advice offered by the domestic economy movement, Holt argues that women were not passive receptors of these views. Seeing their place in agriculture as multi-faceted and important, they eagerly accepted improved education and many modern appliances but often rejected suggestions conflicting with their own views of the rewards and values of farm life. Progressive reform inevitably left a mixed legacy; science and technology did not perfect rural society. But many programs such as 4-H and Master Homemaker still exist and are still shaped by women's desire to preserve and pass on the possibilities of rural life. Anyone seeking a better understanding of the role of women in agriculture will find this a rewarding book.

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Holt (The Orphan Trains, LJ 8/92) examines the impact of progressive reformers on the lives of rural women at the turn of the century. Progress, according to outside "experts," often included a vision of women as domestic managers. It presumed an optimistic belief in science-based strategies for homemaking. The legacy of this movement remains today in such institutions as home extension and 4-H. Holt shows that while the use of linoleum in farm kitchens didn't necessarily create better babies, the optimistic outlook of progressive reformers did emphasize the partnership of farm women with their farmer husbands and stabilized rural families. This well-documented work will appeal to those interested in women's studies and sociology but is most appropriate for research collections supporting study in agricultural history and the progressive movement. Susan E. Parker, Harvard Law Sch. Lib.
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Linoleum, Better Babies & the Modern Farm Woman, 1890-1930

Marilyn Irvin Holt

Book Notes: Linoleum, Better Babies, & the Modern Farm Woman, 1890-1930
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
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ISBN: 0826316352
Publication Date: 1995-11
Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr
Pages: 250
Height: 1.3500 inches
Width: 6.2500 inches
Weight: 1.3500 pounds

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