Social and labor needs of farm women
Subtitle: extracts from letters received from farm women in response to an inquiry "How the U.S. Department of Agriculture can better meet the needs of farm housewives," with special reference to the provision of instruction and practical demonstrations in home economics under the act of May 8, 1914, providing for cooperative agricultural extension work, etc
Series: Report / United States Department of Agriculture -- no. 103; History of women -- no. 7088; Report (United States. Department of Agriculture) -- no. 103; Open Collections Program at Harvard University
Publisher: G.P.O.
Published: 1915
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
Subjects: Farmers' spouses; Country life; Women in agriculture; Agricultural extension work
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. pp. 5.; title: Social relations. pp. 11.; title: Women's labor. pp. 42.; title: Means of communication. pp. 66.; title: Appendix A. General suggestions for development by farm women. pp. 79.; title: Appendix B. How farm women may get help under the Smith-Lever Extension Act. pp. 89.; title: Appendix C. List of free or available publications of the United States Department of Agriculture of interest to farm women. pp. 90.; title: Appendix D. The government bookstore. pp. 95.; title: Appendix E. Publications on school and home education and the care of children. pp. 97.; title: Appendix F. List of publications of the United States Public Health Service. pp. 98.; title: Appendix G. Department of Labor's services for placing field and domestic labor on farms. pp. 99.