On the third annual Take Our Daughters to Work Day, her daughters will work alongside her, as usual, on the family dairy farm near Pine Island, Minnesota. They already know what Mom does every day. Weis also serves as secretary for three county dairy associations. The lives of farm women today reflect the diversity in agriculture itself. Women like Weis and Anita Angell, pictured here , often are full farm partners.
Many women proudly describe themselves as homemakers.
A growing number are farmers. The number of women in agriculture schools and agribusiness also is expanding by leaps and bounds, as a new generation of farm daughters seek off-farm ag jobs. Women's evolving roles Throughout history, farm women have adapted to changes in technology and economic necessity. In the mid-1970s, microwaves and dishwashers liberated women from the kitchen. Increasing mechanization steered them onto tractors.