The role of women in agriculture - The Cullman Tribune

The role of women in agriculture - The Cullman Tribune

Women in agriculture have fulfilled the duties of farm work, from processing agricultural goods to tending fields, since humanity began to settle and cultivate crops. Early societies, especially in the West, adhered to gender roles that left the duty of tending the home to women, as men embarked on hunting and war parties. World War II efforts During World War II, however, food scarcity, driven by labor shortages, meant that new avenues needed t…