Queen of American Agriculture

A Biography of Virginia Claypool Meredith
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-61249-900-0
Verlag: Purdue University Press

Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: The Founders Series

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 nineteenth century America. Her status allowed her to campaign for the education of women, in general, and rural women, in particular. While striving to change society's expectations for women, she also gave voice to the important role of women in the home. A lifetime of dedication made Virginia Meredith "the most remarkable woman in Indiana" and the "Queen of American Agriculture." Meredith was also an integral part of the history of Purdue University. She was the first woman appointed to serve on the university's board of trustees, had a residence hall named in her honor, and worked with her adopted daughter, Mary L. Matthews, in creating the School of Home Economics, the predecessor of today's College of Consumer and Family Sciences.

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Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Farm and Family
- 1. A Hoosier Family's Rise to Prominence
- 2. An Independent Woman Emerges
- 3. The Woman Farmer from Cambridge City
- 4. A Voice for Rural People
- Community and Service
- 5. Empowering Women Through Club Work
- 6. The Lady Manager from Indiana at the Chicago World's Fair
- Educator and Advocate
- 7. Advancing the Science of Home Life
- 8. Purdue University's First Woman Trustee
- 9. A Landmark for Veterans and a Home for Women
- 10. Farewell to the Grand Lady of Agriculture
- Epilogue
- Appendix 1: Complete Text of "Farm Life: Its Privileges and Possibilities"
- Appendix 2: Complete Text of "Why Short-horns Are the Best Cattle for Indiana Farms"
- Appendix 3: Complete Text of "The Relation of Women to the Columbian Exposition"
- Appendix 4: Complete Text of "The Need of Special Training for Agricultural Pursuits"
- Appendix 5: Complete Text of "Roads of Remembrance"
- Appendix 6: Obituary of Virginia C. Meredith, Lafayette (Ind.) Journal and Courier
- Appendix 7: Complete Text of "Mrs. Virginia Meredith," Lafayette (Ind.) Journal and Courier
- Notes
- Sources
- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Frederick Whitford is the coordinator of Purdue Pesticide Programs of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

Andrew Martin is a training specialist with the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, where he manages Indiana's commercial pesticide applicator training program.

Phyllis Mattheis is a local historian from Wayne County, Indiana.