Bonds of Community : The Lives of Farm Women in Nineteenth-Century New York /

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Women held a central place in long-settled rural communities like the Nanticoke Valley in upstate New York during the late nineteenth century. Their lives were limited by the bonds of kinship and labor, but farm women found strength in these bonds as well. Although they lacked control over land and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Osterud, Nancy Grey, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1991.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Geschichte (1800-1900)
Boerinnen.
Landfrau
Alltag
Rural women > New York > History.
Rural women.
Rural conditions.
HISTORY > Women.
Femmes en milieu rural > New York (État) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Rural women > New York (State) > History > 19th century.
New York > Staat
United States, New York > Biography.
United States, New York > History.
United States, New York > Social life and customs.
New York (State)
New York (État) > Conditions rurales.
New York (State) > Rural conditions.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: No Separate Spheres
  • Part 1. The Rural Community
  • 1. The Nanticoke Valley
  • 2. The Power of Kinship
  • Part II. Rural Women s Lives
  • 3. Courtship
  • 4. Childbearing
  • 5. Women without Husbands
  • Part III. Womens Work on Family Farms
  • 6. The Gender Division of Labor
  • 7. Work Relationships between Women and Men
  • 8. Work Relationships among Women
  • 9. Valuing Women's Work
  • Part IV. Patterns of Sociability
  • 10. Visiting with Folks and Friends
  • 11. Community Organizations
  • 12. Conclusion: Mutuality as an Empowerment Strategy
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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