How Long to Read Mama Learned Us to Work

How Long Does it Take to Read Mama Learned Us to Work?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Mama Learned Us to Work by Lu Ann Jones

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Farm women of the twentieth-century South have been portrayed as oppressed, worn out, and isolated. Lu Ann Jones tells quite a different story in Mama Learned Us to Work. Building upon evocative oral histories, she encourages us to understand these women as consumers, producers, and agents of economic and cultural change. As consumers, farm women bargained with peddlers at their backdoors. A key business for many farm women was the "butter and egg trade--small-scale dairying and raising chickens. Their earnings provided a crucial margin of economic safety for many families during the 1920s...

How long is Mama Learned Us to Work?

Mama Learned Us to Work by Lu Ann Jones is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mama Learned Us to Work Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Mama Learned Us to Work aloud.

What Reading Level is Mama Learned Us to Work?

Mama Learned Us to Work is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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