Fruits of victory : the Woman's Land Army of America in the Great War / Elaine F. Weiss.
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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 315 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781597972734 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
- 1597972738 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Women's Land Army of America -- History
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Female
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply -- United States
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Women farmers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- 940.3/73082 22
- D639.W7 W45 2008
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circulating Books | Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | Main Collection | D639.W7 W45 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3182700013633 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-306) and index.
Liberty Day -- The girl with a hoe behind the man with a gun. The right to serve : a British Land Army ; Female preparedness ; An agricultural army ; Suffrage agriculture ; Soil sisters ; A feminine invasion of the land : the Bedford Camp ; Farmerettes abd Hoover Helpers : Fall 1917 ; Women on the land ; A hysterical appeal ; A fine propaganda : the Fair Farmerette and her publicity machine ; Enlist now! -- The Patriot Farmerette. In bifurcated garb of toil : California ; Hortense Powdermaker in Maryland ; Cultivating the soothing weed : Connecticut ; Libertyville : Illinois ; Girls who thought potatoes grew on trees : New England ; The Farmerette in Wanamaker's window : selling the Land Army in New Jersey ; Georgia cotton ; Harsh terrain ; Miss Diehl and the Wellesley Experiment Station ; Tiller, planter, gleaner : New York ; Marriage of convenience ; A hungry world ;Carry on ; Farmerette redux : 1919 and beyond.