Women as Agricultural Landowners: What Do We Know About Them?

Abstract

Evidence suggests that American women have owned and had control over more agricultural land than generally believed, but they have not always operated the land they own. Women's landownership is sometimes disguised because researchers considered land jointly owned by husband and wife as male-owned. Statistics, relevant laws, summaries of interviews with women landowners and other information on land ownership, methods of acquisition and land use by women are presented.