But because of the way farm businesses are structured, women's work often isn't included in those USDA counts. Sondra Pierce and her husband, Matt, have been growing beets, hay and sunflowers in ...

As America’s men were called away to fight in World War II, women ... Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information in the years leading up to and during World War II. Their earlier ...

Iowa State University Professor Carmen Bain taught a class on women’s work on family farms during the 20th century. She argued that… read more Iowa State University Professor Carmen Bain ...

Eventually, she hopes to come back home to run the farm. If she does, then she will be one of the lucky ones. Women may be cracking ... of me to come back and work on the farm," Linda says.

PARSAUNI, India — This country’s rapid rise was supposed ... has held steady in the years since as, more and more, farm work becomes women’s work. Geetanjali Devi, 27, holds a bachelor ...

The grassroots non-profit was started by farm-working women who wanted better working conditions and treatment in the fields. Suguet Lopez is the executive director. She is inspired by the ...

Belinda Smith, founder, president and CEO of Women Working With Women, said Farm Share will bring an 18-wheel semi-truck filled with food to be distributed via a drive-thru by volunteers who will ...