Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction xiii
6. PART I. THE HOUSEHOLD
7. 1. Culture on the Brandywine 3
8. 2. Reproducing the Farm Family 18
9. 3. Farm Household Labor 36
10. 4. The Social Geography of Dependency 57
11. PART II. THE MARKETPLACE
12. 5. The Economics of the Butter Trade 79
13. 6. Churns and Butter-Making Technology 92
14. 7. Rural Domestic Economy 114
15. 8. Esther Lewis: Biography of a Farm Woman 129
16. PART III. THE PUBLIC SPHERE 143
17. 9. “Centre Then, O My Soul!” Ministering Mothers 145
18. 10. “Not Only Ours But Others” Teaching Daughters 167
19. 11. “True Earnest Workers” Reforming Sisters 184
20. Epilogue 205
21. Appendix 209
22. Notes on Sources 231
23. Notes 235
24. Index 265