Pamela Riney-Kehrberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 973904 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pamela Riney-Kehrberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pamela |
| FAMILY NAME | Riney-Kehrberg |
| SIGNATURE | RINEY-KEHRBERG P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iowa State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Lies of the Land: Seeing Rural America for What It Is—and Isn't
In The Lies of the Land: Seeing Rural America for What It Is—and Isn't, author Steven Conn claims to be debunking many a myth about rural America. First, he spends significant time discussing the fact that rural is virtually undefinable. Second, he argues that the idea of rural America being in crisis is utterly ridiculous. How can a place be in crisis if economic hardship is a perpetual state? Then, the author claims there is nothing unique abou…
R. Douglas Hurt, Agriculture in the Midwest, 1815-1900
Razing Kids: Youth, Environment, and the Postwar American West
Marilyn BROOKWOOD, The Orphans of Davenport: Eugenics, the Great Depression, and the War Over Children’s Intelligence
Reflections on the 1980s and After: An Interview by Pamela Riney-Kehrberg with Paul Lasley and David Ostendorf, February 24, 2022
Paul lasley and david ostendorf were crucial participants in Iowa's response to the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. Paul Lasley had just finished his PhD and a postdoc in rural sociology at the University of Missouri when he came to Iowa State University. He worked on many projects that helped farmers cope with the decade's troubles, and often mediated between competing groups in his position with Iowa State Cooperative Extension. He was the founding e…
Farm Crisis/Identity Crisis: Letters from 1980s Iowa
The Farm Crisis of the 1980s was not just an economic crisis, but an identity crisis for the two-thirds of Iowa farm families that risked losing their livelihoods. Confronted with a situation that was well outside of their control, they sent thousands of letters to government officials, asking for, and sometimes demanding, answers. Many of those letters expressed puzzlement, anger, and disappointment as writers tried to explain how the hopes and …
Iowa and the Importance of State and Local History
PAMELA RINEY-KEHRBERG considers how moments in Iowa history contribute to our understanding of the complexity within broader national and international narratives. Through four key examples—woman suffrage, Buxton, Iowa, Varnum v. Brien, and the 1980s Farm Crisis—she demonstrates the rich insights that can be gleaned through state and local history
Legacies of Dust: Land Use and Labor on the Colorado Plains
Douglas Sheflin's Legacies of Dust is a significant addition to the Dust Bowl historiography. Unlike previous works, his focuses exclusively on southeastern Colorado, one of the lesser-known corners of the southern Great Plains. By siting his study there, he is able to compare the experiences of two different counties. Prowers County had the good fortune of being able to tap the Arkansas River, which modified the county's experience with serious …
Allan G. Bogue (1921–2016)
Dorothy Schwieder: A Retrospective
Deborah Fink, Marvin Bergman, Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, Valerie Grim, Joan M. Jensen, Anne Effland, David Schwieder, Dorothy Schwieder: A Retrospective, Agricultural History, Vol. 90, No. 3 (Summer 2016), pp. 338-355
Historians' Reaction to the Documentary, The Dust Bowl
Historical documentaries have a wider audience and often a greater visceral impact than written histories. They frequently resonate deeply with viewers through the use of images, first-person narratives, and evocative filming. To wield such emotional power responsibly demands great attention to accuracy and nuance. In the fall of 2013 these four historians met at the Northern Great Plains History Conference to discuss Ken Burns's latest work on t…
Persistence, Change, and Thinking Big about Small Places: Some Thoughts about the Practical Applications of Rural and Agricultural History
Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, Persistence, Change, and Thinking Big about Small Places: Some Thoughts about the Practical Applications of Rural and Agricultural History, Agricultural History, Vol. 88, No. 1 (Winter 2014), pp. 3-17
The Last Days of the Rainbelt
Journal Article The Last Days of the Rainbelt Get access The Last Days of the Rainbelt. By Wishart David J.. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2013. xix + 202 pp. Illustrations, maps, charts, notes, bibliography, index. $29.95, CAN$34.50, £22.99.) Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Iowa State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 45, Issue 3, Autumn …
The Big Empty: The Great Plains in the Twentieth Century , by R. Douglas Hurt
"The Big Empty: The Great Plains in the Twentieth Century, by R. Douglas Hurt." Canadian Journal of History, 48(1), pp. 181–182
A Few Thoughts on Graduate Mentoring
Mentoring graduate students is a far different task than teaching undergraduates, involving a different set of skills and a high level of long-term commitment. This article discusses a number of principles important to the task of mentoring, from choosing one's students well, to loving what you do, and helping students to navigate the realities of the job market. Additionally, the article examines the problems and possibilities of advising studen…
Farm Youth and Progressive Agricultural Reform: Dexter D. Mayne and the Farm Boy Cavaliers of America
In the early years of the twentieth century, rural America faced a population crisis as young people increasingly left farms for cities. Progressive reformers responded to this crisis with various suggestions meant to more firmly attach youngsters to their rural roots. Among the many solutions advocated were rural youth organizations. The Farm Boy Cavaliers of America, which also enrolled girls, pursued a more innovative path than most, emphasizi…
Days on the Family Farm: From the Golden Age Through the Great Depression
Book Review| April 01 2009 Days on the Family Farm: From the Golden Age Through the Great Depression Days on the Family Farm: From the Golden Age Through the Great Depression. Carrie A. Meyer. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2009) 83 (2): 264–265. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-83.2.264 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Cit…
Survival of Rural America: Small Victories and Bitter Harvests
Journal Article Survival of Rural America: Small Victories and Bitter Harvests Get access Survival of Rural America: Small Victories and Bitter Harvests. By Wood Richard E.. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2008. xvii + 223 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, index. $34.95.) Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Iowa State University, Ames Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterl…
American Outback: The Oklahoma Panhandle in the Twentieth Century
Book Review| January 01 2008 American Outback: The Oklahoma Panhandle in the Twentieth Century American Outback: The Oklahoma Panhandle in the Twentieth Century. Richard Lowitt. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2008) 82 (1): 124–125. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-82.1.124 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Pamela Ri…
American Agriculture in the Twentieth Century: How It Flourished and What It Cost
New Directions in Rural History
Research Article| April 01 2007 New Directions in Rural History Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2007) 81 (2): 155–158. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-81.2.155 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Pamela Riney-Kehrberg; New Directions in Rural History. Agricultural History 1 January 2007; 81 (2): 155–158. doi: https://…
Red Earth: Race and Agriculture in Oklahoma Territory
Book Review| January 01 2007 Red Earth: Race and Agriculture in Oklahoma Territory Red Earth: Race and Agriculture in Oklahoma Territory. Bonnie Lynn-Sherow. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2007) 81 (1): 130–131. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-81.1.130 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Pamela Riney-Kehrberg; Red Ea…
Childhood on the Farm: Work, Play, and Coming of Age in the Midwest
Journal Article Childhood on the Farm: Work, Play, and Coming of Age in the Midwest Get access Childhood on the Farm: Work, Play, and Coming of Age in the Midwest. By Riney-Kehrberg Pamela. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2005. xi + 300 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index, $34.95.) Jon Gjerde Jon Gjerde University of California, Berkeley Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Q…
Rural daughters in Australia, New Zealand and the United States: An historical perspective
A Green and Permanent Land: Ecology and Agriculture in the Twentieth Century
Journal Article A Green and Permanent Land: Ecology and Agriculture in the Twentieth Century. By Randal S. Beeman and James A. Pritchard. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2001. x, 219 pp. $29.95, ISBN 0-7006-1066-9.) Get access Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 89, Issue 1, June 2002, Pages…
Rural daughters in Australia, New Zealand and the United States: An historical perspective
Preserving the Family Farm: Women, Community, and the Foundations of Agribusiness in the Midwest, 1900-1940
A Green and Permanent Land: Ecology and Agriculture in the Twentieth Century
Journal Article A Green and Permanent Land: Ecology and Agriculture in the Twentieth Century. By Randal S. Beeman and James A. Pritchard. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2001. x, 219 pp. $29.95, ISBN 0-7006-1066-9.) Get access Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 89, Issue 1, June 2002, Pages…
The limits of policy: Rural children and work in the United States and New Zealand, 1870–1920
This article uses public documents and first-hand accounts of late 19th and early 20th centuries child life to examine attempts by public policymakers in the United States and New Zealand to change the quality of rural child life in those countries through compulsory schooling and other related measures. These attempts, however, largely failed due to the demands of the farming economy and the unwillingness of public officials to go to extraordina…
Women, Technology, and Rural Life: Some Recent Literature
Historical study of American farm women has had a relatively short life, reaching back approximately twenty years.' Rural women rarely existed in earlier scholarship that reserved the categories of farmer and farming for males. Agricultural history thus manifested itself as a story of men and their tools, stretching back historiographically into the early days of the 20th century. Although in 1953 Jared van Wagenen described in careful detail man…
Fruit Fields in My Blood: Okie Migrants in the West
Preserving the Family Farm: Women, Community, and the Foundations of Agribusiness in the Midwest, 1900-1940
Rooted in Dust: Surviving Drought and Depression in Southwestern Kansas
Journal Article Rooted in Dust: Surviving Drought and Depression in Southwestern Kansas. By Pamela Riney-Kehrberg. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1994. xiv, 249 pp. $25.00, ISBN 0-7006-0644-0.) Get access James E. Davis James E. Davis Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 82, Issue 3, December 1995, Pages 1265–1266, https://doi.…
Rooted in Dust: Surviving Drought and Depression in Southwestern Kansas
Journal Article Rooted in Dust: Surviving Drought and Depression in Southwestern Kansas Get access Rooted in Dust: Surviving Drought and Depression in Southwestern Kansas. By Riney-Kehrberg Pamela. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1994. xiv + 249 pp. Illustrations, maps, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. $25.00). Kenny L. Brown Kenny L. Brown University of Central Oklahoma Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goog…
Broke in Spirits: Death, Depression, and Endurance through Writing
Women's history has often been described as an attempt to recover lost and hidden histories. Within those hidden histories are the voices of generations of mothers and grandmothers, women who may have been too reticent to share many aspects of their lives, even with those closest to them. Although the parameters of women's history have widened considerably in the last thirty years, there are many facets of the female experience that have yet to b…
Women, Technology, and Rural Life: Some Recent Literature
Historical study of American farm women has had a relatively short life, reaching back approximately twenty years.' Rural women rarely existed in earlier scholarship that reserved the categories of farmer and farming for males. Agricultural history thus manifested itself as a story of men and their tools, stretching back historiographically into the early days of the 20th century. Although in 1953 Jared van Wagenen described in careful detail man…
The Prairie Winnows out Its Own: The West River Country of South Dakota in the Years of Depression and Dust
Journal Article The Prairie Winnows Out Its Own: The West River Country of South Dakota in the Years of Depression and Dust Get access The Prairie Winnows Out Its Own: The West River Country of South Dakota in the Years of Depression and Dust. By Nelson Paula M.. (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1996. xxiv + 250 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. $27.95.) Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Illinois State University…
The limits of policy: Rural children and work in the United States and New Zealand, 1870–1920
This article uses public documents and first-hand accounts of late 19th and early 20th centuries child life to examine attempts by public policymakers in the United States and New Zealand to change the quality of rural child life in those countries through compulsory schooling and other related measures. These attempts, however, largely failed due to the demands of the farming economy and the unwillingness of public officials to go to extraordina…
Frontier Children
Book Review| April 01 2001 Frontier Children Frontier Children. Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2001) 75 (2): 247–248. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-75.2.247 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Pamela Riney-Kehrberg; Frontier Children. Agricultural History 1 January 2001; 75 (2): 247–24…
Waiting on the Bounty: The Dust Bowl Diary of Mary Knackstedt Dyck
Journal Article Waiting on the Bounty: The Dust Bowl Diary of Mary Knackstedt Dyck Get access Waiting on the Bounty: The Dust Bowl Diary of Mary Knackstedt Dyck. Edited by Riney-Kehrberg Pamela. (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1999. xiv + 365 pp. Illustrations, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. $37.95.) Joyce Thierer Joyce Thierer Emporia State University, Kansas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar W…
Rural daughters in Australia, New Zealand and the United States: An historical perspective
A Green and Permanent Land: Ecology and Agriculture in the Twentieth Century
Journal Article A Green and Permanent Land: Ecology and Agriculture in the Twentieth Century. By Randal S. Beeman and James A. Pritchard. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2001. x, 219 pp. $29.95, ISBN 0-7006-1066-9.) Get access Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 89, Issue 1, June 2002, Pages…
Our Common Country: Family Farming, Culture, and Community in the Nineteenth-Century Midwest
Journal Article Our Common Country: Family Farming, Culture, and Community in the Nineteenth-Century Midwest Get access Our Common Country: Family Farming, Culture, and Community in the Nineteenth-Century Midwest. By Rugh Susan Sessions. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001. xxi + 285 pp. Illustrations, map, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. $45.) Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Iowa State University Search for other wor…
The Countryside in the Age of the Modern State: Political Histories of Rural America
The Countryside in the Age of the Modern State: Political Histories of Rural America The Countryside in the Age of the Modern State: Political Histories of Rural America. Edited by Stock Catherine McNicol Johnston Robert D.. (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2001. xii + 335 pp. Notes, index. $45.00, cloth; $24.95, paper.) Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Iowa State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic G…
American Agriculture in the Twentieth Century: How It Flourished and What It Cost
New Directions in Rural History
Research Article| April 01 2007 New Directions in Rural History Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2007) 81 (2): 155–158. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-81.2.155 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Pamela Riney-Kehrberg; New Directions in Rural History. Agricultural History 1 January 2007; 81 (2): 155–158. doi: https://…
Red Earth: Race and Agriculture in Oklahoma Territory
Book Review| January 01 2007 Red Earth: Race and Agriculture in Oklahoma Territory Red Earth: Race and Agriculture in Oklahoma Territory. Bonnie Lynn-Sherow. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2007) 81 (1): 130–131. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-81.1.130 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Pamela Riney-Kehrberg; Red Ea…
Childhood on the Farm: Work, Play, and Coming of Age in the Midwest
Journal Article Childhood on the Farm: Work, Play, and Coming of Age in the Midwest Get access Childhood on the Farm: Work, Play, and Coming of Age in the Midwest. By Riney-Kehrberg Pamela. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2005. xi + 300 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index, $34.95.) Jon Gjerde Jon Gjerde University of California, Berkeley Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Q…
American Outback: The Oklahoma Panhandle in the Twentieth Century
Book Review| January 01 2008 American Outback: The Oklahoma Panhandle in the Twentieth Century American Outback: The Oklahoma Panhandle in the Twentieth Century. Richard Lowitt. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2008) 82 (1): 124–125. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-82.1.124 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Pamela Ri…
Days on the Family Farm: From the Golden Age Through the Great Depression
Book Review| April 01 2009 Days on the Family Farm: From the Golden Age Through the Great Depression Days on the Family Farm: From the Golden Age Through the Great Depression. Carrie A. Meyer. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2009) 83 (2): 264–265. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-83.2.264 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Cit…
Survival of Rural America: Small Victories and Bitter Harvests
Journal Article Survival of Rural America: Small Victories and Bitter Harvests Get access Survival of Rural America: Small Victories and Bitter Harvests. By Wood Richard E.. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2008. xvii + 223 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, index. $34.95.) Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Iowa State University, Ames Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterl…
A Few Thoughts on Graduate Mentoring
Mentoring graduate students is a far different task than teaching undergraduates, involving a different set of skills and a high level of long-term commitment. This article discusses a number of principles important to the task of mentoring, from choosing one's students well, to loving what you do, and helping students to navigate the realities of the job market. Additionally, the article examines the problems and possibilities of advising studen…
Farm Youth and Progressive Agricultural Reform: Dexter D. Mayne and the Farm Boy Cavaliers of America
In the early years of the twentieth century, rural America faced a population crisis as young people increasingly left farms for cities. Progressive reformers responded to this crisis with various suggestions meant to more firmly attach youngsters to their rural roots. Among the many solutions advocated were rural youth organizations. The Farm Boy Cavaliers of America, which also enrolled girls, pursued a more innovative path than most, emphasizi…
The Big Empty: The Great Plains in the Twentieth Century , by R. Douglas Hurt
"The Big Empty: The Great Plains in the Twentieth Century, by R. Douglas Hurt." Canadian Journal of History, 48(1), pp. 181–182
Historians' Reaction to the Documentary, The Dust Bowl
Historical documentaries have a wider audience and often a greater visceral impact than written histories. They frequently resonate deeply with viewers through the use of images, first-person narratives, and evocative filming. To wield such emotional power responsibly demands great attention to accuracy and nuance. In the fall of 2013 these four historians met at the Northern Great Plains History Conference to discuss Ken Burns's latest work on t…
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