Browse Items (65 total)

  • Collection: Agricultural Empowerment in Academics, Research, and Extension

Agricultural students in class

resolver-7.jpeg
This photograph, probably from the 1950s, depicts an agricultural class full of white male students. This is evidence of the dominance of white males in the program versus white women or African Americans.

Rural Women's Symposium, 1959

Rural Women's Symposium.jpg
Miss Ruth Current, Assistant Director for the N.C. Agricultural Extension Service, is shown explaining the Rural Women's Symposium theme "The Widening Circle of Enriched Ideas and Experience" to Mrs. Fernie Lauginghouse Pantego and Mrs. J.V.…

Miss Dixon of Alamance

dixon.jpg
Geo R. Ross, class of 1911, wrote an article in November 1947 about Eula Louisa Dixon. Dixon was the first female student to take a course related to agriculture: dairying or dairy husbandry. Dixon applied the knowledge of her short course at NC…

Report Hits NCSU for Ag Research

technician-Summer-1972n1-1972-06-08.pdf
This is an article from the June 8, 1972 Technician. It discusses a report that accuses land grand colleges of neglecting small farmers in favor of corporate interests. The issue also contains two articles that refute the claims in this report.

Finger-wheel Rake Development

resolver (2).jpg
This file contains an article about the development and uses of a draft-powered sweet potato de-viner.

David S. Weaver

weaver.jpg
This photograph is an undated head shot of David S. Weaver.

First Annual Catalogue of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Raleigh, N.C.

resolver (1).jpg
This document is the catalogue for the first school year at NC State in 1890. It contains a statement of purpose for the university, a list of enrolled students, as well as information about courses, departments, tuition, and room and board.

Women Holding Harvested Tobacco Leaves

resolver.jpg
This is an image of two young women helping to prepare harvested tobacco for curing. Two female children are also in the picture.

Female Enrollment in the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences

UA100.2.6 Annual Report 1975 15-06-08-077.pdf
This page is an excerpt from the School of Agriculture and Life Science's 1975 Annual Report. The faculty focused on the increased presence of women in the undergraduate, graduate, and Agricultural Institute programs. Table I illustrates the amount…

Spraying on Apple Research Laboratory- Wilkes County, May 1940

apple spraying.jpg
This photograph shows two men spraying pesticides on the apple orchards at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Wilkes County.