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Farm women of the 20th century have been portrayed as oppressed, worn out and isolated. Building upon oral histories, Lu Ann Jones presents these women as consumers, producers and agents of economic and cultural change.

Rural women. --- Women in agriculture. --- Business. --- Social Science. --- Women in agriculture --- Rural women --- Business & Economics --- Labor & Workers' Economics --- Farm women --- Women --- Agriculture

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Since its original publication in 1987, Like a Family has become a classic in the study of American labor history. Basing their research on a series of extraordinary interviews, letters, and articles from the trade press, the authors uncover the voices and experiences of workers in the Southern cotton mill industry during the 1920s and 1930s. Now with a new afterword, this edition stands as an invaluable contribution to American social history. ""The genius of Like a Family lies in its effortless integration of the history of the family--particularly women--into the his

Cotton trade --- Textile factories --- Cotton mills --- Factories --- Textile industry --- History. --- Employees --- Southern States --- Social conditions.