Grit and Gusto: Farmerettes and Suffragettes on America's Homefront in WWI / Thomas Sprigg Wootten: Maryland Patrician & Patriot

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Welles, Judith
Newton, Brent

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2019-02

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Volume 61;Number 2

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Illuminates the history of the Women's Land Army, known as the Farmerettes, their conscription, work, and the historical context of their contributions to the war effort. The career and family life of the Revolutionary War-era politician known as the "Father of Montgomery County;" his work to create liberty and democracy for America juxtaposed with his status as one of the largest slaveowners in the area.

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Montgomery County Historical Society