The Queen of American Agriculture

The Queen of American Agriculture

Author: Fred Whitford

Publisher: Purdue University Press

ISBN: 9781557535184

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 434

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"This biography explores the life of a woman who, at once, broke from tradition, honored tradition, and created new traditions. Virginia Claypool Meredith's efforts to recognize women for what they had accomplished while encouraging them to accomplish even more established a rich and far-reaching legacy that continues to live on today."--BOOK JACKET.
The Queen of American Agriculture
Language: en
Pages: 434

The Queen of American Agriculture

Authors: Fred Whitford, Andrew G. Martin, Phyllis Mattheis
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Purdue University Press

Virginia Claypool Meredith's role in directly managing the affairs of a large and prosperous farm in east-central Indiana opened doors that were often closed to women in late 19th-century America, and outside her work in agriculture she was a champion for the advancement of women.
Cyclopedia of American agriculture
Language: en
Pages:

Cyclopedia of American agriculture

Authors: L.H. Bailey
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1907 - Publisher: Рипол Классик

A popular survey of agricultural conditions, practices and ideals in the United States and Canada. In four volumes. Volume 1. Farms.
Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Language: en
Pages:

Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations

Authors: Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. Convention
Categories: Agricultural education
Type: BOOK - Published: 1911 - Publisher:

Vol. for 29th, 1915 includes the 4th: Land Grant College Engineering Association. Proceedings of the ... annual convention of the Land Grant College Engineering Association ...; in 1915 the Land Grant College Engineering Association united with the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations.
Memories of Life on the Farm
Language: en
Pages: 408

Memories of Life on the Farm

Authors: Frederick Whitford, Neal Harmeyer
Categories: Photography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-09-15 - Publisher: Purdue University Press

John Calvin Allen, professionally known as J. C., worked as a photographer for Purdue University from 1909-1952, and operated his own photography business until his death in 1976. The J. C. Allen photographs represent a historical account of the transition from pioneer practices to scientific methodologies in agriculture and rural
For the Good of the Farmer
Language: en
Pages: 636

For the Good of the Farmer

Authors: Fred Whitford
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher: Purdue University Press

The key role that farming plays in the economy of Indiana today owes much to the work of John Harrison Skinner (1874–1942). Skinner was a pioneering educator and administrator who transformed the study of agriculture at Purdue University during the first decades of the twentieth century. From humble origins, occupying