Letters: Prof Jane Whittle sheds light on the historical role of women on farms, while Elizabeth Brett offers a gender-neutral option that’s simpler than ‘ploughperson’
As an expert on gender and work in Devon and Somerset in the 16th and 17th centuries, I can tell you that there is nothing ridiculous or ahistorical about acknowledging female farmers and agricultural workers .did much other farm work though, such as “clodding” the soil to break down lumps of clay, and then sowing, weeding and harvesting crops. They made hay, sheared sheep and did all the milking.
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