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The lives of Amish women
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ISBN: 1421438704 1421438712 9781421438719 9781421438702 Year: 2020 Publisher: Baltimore

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"This book explores how the religiously defined roles of Amish women have changed as Amish churches have evolved. It looks at women's lives and activities at different ages in life and in different communities. It also considers Amish women's social and economic interactions with mainstream society as these interactions relate to their family and church roles in their own communities."--

Sarah's seasons : an Amish diary and conversation
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ISBN: 1587290448 9781587290442 0877457425 0877455961 087745597X 9780877455967 9780877455974 9780877457428 Year: 1997 Publisher: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press,

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"Have you ever kept a diary?" With that question author Martha Davis sets out on her journey into the quietly remarkable life of an Old Order Amish woman know to us as Sarah Fisher. Sarah not only kept a diary but welcomed Martha to read it and to view the world through her eyes. The even, peaceful tenor of Sarah's diary entries and the closeness to nature of her life and work will make readers question the pace and values of their own lives, and the degree of social interconnectedness in Sarah's world will offer a model for many of us outside it.Sarah's brief daily notations, rec

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