In u. S. Agriculture. And the title for the lecture today on invisible woman actually comes from a 1983 book, so ancient in your mind but a book that is over 30 years old by carolyn sex. And her book was Ground Breaking in that she was one of the first to examine the contributions of women to u. S. Agriculture and it was really this book that helped launch work by sociologists and other social scientists and rural historians to look at the contribution of women that had largely been invisible up to this time. So this is a nod to that groundbreaking book. So one of the Big Questions weve been asking in this class and posing since the first day that we meet is why should we study women in agriculture. Why not just study agriculture. Why should we take a gender and think about the different roles that men and women play. I mean why . Thats what weve been asking. That is one of the Big Questions, right. And so what weve been arguing, and what ive been arguing and other scholars argue, is t
Next on lectures in history, Iowa State University professor carmen bain teaches a class on womens work on family farms during the 20th century. She argues societal expectations for what roles were appropriate for men and women did not reflect the realities of shared farm labor. We are going to do is take a historical view of womens role in u. S. Agriculture. The title for the lecture today on invisible woman comes from a 1983 book, so ancient in your mind, but a book that is over 30 years old by caroline sacks. Carolyn sachsbook was groundbreaking. She was one of the first to examine the contributions of women to u. S. Agriculture, and it was this book that helped launch sociologists and other social scientists and rural historians and so forth, to look at the contributions of women who had largely been invisible up to this time. This is a nod to that groundbreaking book. Why study women in in agriculture . What i have been arguing and what other scholars are arguing is that why we wa
A lecture in history now from Iowa State University professor carmen bain, who taught a class on womens work on family farms during the 20th century and the difference between societal expectations and the realities of shared farm labor. Well, good morning, everyone. Todays lecture is on invisible farmers. And what were going to do today is take a historical overview to look at women and womens role in u. S. Agriculture. And the title for the lecture today on invisible women actually comes from a 1983 book, so ancient in your mind, but a book thats over 30 years old, by carolyn sex. And her book was really groundbreaking in that she was one of the first to examine the contributions of women to u. S. Agriculture, and it was this book that actually helped launch work by sociologists and other social scientists, rural historians and so forth, to look at the contribution of women that had largely been invisible up to this time. So this is a nod to that groundbreaking book. So, one of the q
Groundbreaking. She was one of the first to examine the contributions of women to u. S. Agriculture, and it was this book that helped launch sociologists and other social scientists and rural historians and so forth, to look at the contributions of women who had largely been invisible up to this time. This is a nod to that groundbreaking book. Why study women in egger culture in agriculture . What i have been arguing and what other scholars are arguing is that why we want to study women in agriculture specifically, and not just talk about agriculture and gene roles, is that women have always played a really Critical Role in feeding us, in clothing us, in sustaining Rural Communities where there are farm families, increasingly helping fuel our society, and this is everywhere, not just the u. S. When we talked about agriculture, womens critical contribution was largely invisible. But when we did see it, and we will talk about that, when we did acknowledge it, it often wasnt valued the sa
Innovation imperative, shaping the future of agriculture. This is a fitting theme for the secretary to announce, something that weve been working on at usda, called the agriculture innovation agenda. Were excited to share more with you this morning. Im joined by many of you that are working to shape the future of our agriculture economy. Its important we take stock not only of where we are today, but also of where we need to go to meet a growing Global Demand, with rising standards of living at a time when producers are dealing with uncertainties in the farm economy and the conditions needed to farm, including the climate. Our chief economist, dr. Rob johansson, will provide an indepth overview of the state of the farm economy. Theres a lot to take in in 2019, but certainly not a typical year. There were many factors influencing the economy, including extreme weather, trade, importing and exporting countries, to name just a few. Following dr. Jays talk, the secretary will outline some