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oapen-20.500.12657-641672023-07-28T03:09:45Z The Queen of American Agriculture Whitford, Frederick Martin, Andrew G. Mattheis, Phyllis Midwest United States history agriculture women's history gender gender studies higher education bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSJ Gender studies, gender groups 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. 2023-07-27T13:59:33Z 2023-07-27T13:59:33Z 2008 book ONIX_20230727_9781557539274_58 9781557539274 9781557539281 9781557535184 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/64167 eng application/pdf application/epub+zip Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781557539274.pdf 9781557539274.epub https://www.press.purdue.edu/9781612499000/the-queen-of-american-agriculture/ Purdue University Press 10.5703/1288284317629 10.5703/1288284317629 3600efb5-b3a3-419f-9e4f-7a6094096815 b5941080-3f20-4864-95c6-753acff7c9f4 9781557539274 9781557539281 9781557535184 Big Ten Open Books West Lafayette [...] Big Ten Open Books Big Ten Open Books — Gender and Sexuality Studies Collection Big Ten Academic Alliance open access
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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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