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Agricultural Empowerment: The Industry of Agriculture
This exhibit focuses on the role of agricultural research at North Carolina State University in the transformation of agriculture from subsistance to industrialized. The exhibit first identifies the goals of agricultural research at the university, and then discusses major trends in agricultural research. It also examines the ways in which the results of this research were relayed to rural farmers. The exhibit concludes with an overview of the impact of agricultural research and industrialization on North Carolina farmers and North Carolina agriculture.
This exhibit is part of a larger project: Agricultural Empowerment in Academics, Research, and Extension.
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The Good Wife Diploma: Civic Contributions of State's Mates
Like many other women's organizations in 1960s America, State's Mates maintained a strong civic commitment, despite their characterization as a...