"Examining how women were presented in farming and mainstream magazines over fifty years and interviewing more than 180 women who lived on farms, Lauters reveals that, rather than being victims of patriarchy, most farm women were astute businesswomen, working as partners with their husbands and fundamental to the farming industry"--Provided by publisher.

A sense of place : farm women in history and in theory -- Farming and the mass media -- Farm women: "the typification of the thing America needs" -- A message to farm women: consider "how unique you are" -- For farm women : "the only class of workers who are absolutely without representation" -- Passing it on -- Lives in transition.