Women and Farming Property and Power Author:Sally Shortall This book argues that property and power are central to understanding the position of women in family farming. Using comparative examples, different chapters consider the transfer of land between men, the changed role of women in the dairy industry in the nineteenth century, women in farming organizations, women in agricultural education program... more »s, and the role of the state in shaping the lives of farm women. The common themes of power and property underpin all the chapters.« less