Date
November 9th, 2020
Time
10:00am - 11:00am
Cost
Free
Contact
Sarah Grotjan
Women in Agriculture Fall/Winter ‘Coffee Chats’ Series
November 9, 2020
Women in Agriculture – A Brief History
Speaker: Jerry Apps, author and rural historian
Jerry will take us back to the pioneer days in Wisconsin and talk about the role of women in agriculture in his presentation: “Women in agriculture: a brief history.” He will share the early role women had in the dairy industry and how that changed over the years along with some personal stories of women’s roles in agriculture during the Depression Years of the 1930s and WWII, drawing on his mother’s roles at that time.
Registration for each ‘Coffee Chats’ maybe found at: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItceirrzkvEtfMSLLljrhhSJFMymAHHUA4
Once registered, you will receive an email confirmation containing information about joining the meeting. Registered participants will only need the meeting website link or phone number to participate.
The Heart of the Farm-Women in Agriculture Conference series is an Extension program that addresses the needs of farm women by providing education on farm business topics, connecting them with agricultural resources and creating support networks.