Before There Was Tomato Girl Summer, There Were Girls' Tomato Clubs

Before There Was Tomato Girl Summer, There Were Girls' Tomato Clubs

In the early 20th century, young Southern women turned to tomatoes for educational and economic opportunity. Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, University Archives Division, Photograph Collection, A94-11; May Quarles Collection Mississippi Girls' Tomato ClubsTomato girl summer is here (again). Scroll through social media and you’ll find plenty of women’s clothing items dotted in tomatoes (or perh…