Gender and the family labor system: Defining work in the rural midwest

Journal of Social History

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 563-577

  Neth, Mary ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84962994123     PISSN: 00224529     EISSN: 15271897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jsh/27.3.563     Document Type: Article

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