Women Gardeners: A HistoryBeginning with an overview of women gardeners in biblical times and in Eygpt, Greece, and Ancient Rome, it then focuses on women's evolving social status and role as gardeners in Great Britain and the United States. |
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Two Medieval and Tudor Times | 23 |
Three The Stuart Period | 43 |
Four The Georgian | 65 |
Copyright | |
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