Northeastern U.S. (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Eric E. Jones. Annabelle J. Lewis. Kelli M. Hajek. Amber M. Wellings. Abagail Dietrich.

This is a poster submission presented at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The nature of women’s labor during the rise of commercial dairy farming in the late 19th-century northern U.S. is debated. Most agree that prior, women were heavily involved; however, questions persist about their role after it became profitable. Periodicals and personal journals contradict one another, suggesting the societal ideal and actual practice differed and/or that roles varied...