What do they teach us about agriculture, economy, ecology, and our future?
“Caroline A. Henderson farmed a land claim in the Oklahoma Panhandle from 1907 until 1966. Throughout the years, she chronicled their troubles (drought, dust storms, blizzards) through letters and articles published in Practical Farmer and the Atlantic Monthly – these included the trials of the Dust Bowl.”
The library is one of 25 sites nationwide to host and audiences will learn through history, geography and the fascinating histories of Dust Bowl survivors like Caroline A. Henderson who was a 1901 Mount Holyoke graduate, lived in the western panhandle of Oklahoma, and corresponded about the struggles of the time.