The Queen of American Agriculture

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Farm and Family
1. A Hoosier Family’s Rise to Prominence
2. An Independent Woman Emerges
3. The Woman Farmer from Cambridge City
4. A Voice for Rural People
Community and Service
5. Empowering Women Through Club Work
6. The Lady Manager from Indiana at the Chicago World’s Fair
Educator and Advocate
7. Advancing the Science of Home Life
8. Purdue University’s First Woman Trustee
9. A Landmark for Veterans and a Home for Women
10. Farewell to the Grand Lady of Agriculture
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Complete Text of “Farm Life: Its Privileges and Possibilities”
Appendix 2: Complete Text of “Why Short-horns Are the Best Cattle for Indiana Farms”
Appendix 3: Complete Text of “The Relation of Women to the Columbian Exposition”
Appendix 4: Complete Text of “The Need of Special Training for Agricultural Pursuits”
Appendix 5: Complete Text of “Roads of Remembrance”
Appendix 6: Obituary of Virginia C. Meredith, Lafayette (Ind.) Journal and Courier
Appendix 7: Complete Text of “Mrs. Virginia Meredith,” Lafayette (Ind.) Journal and Courier
Notes
Sources
Index