Women Who Dig - by Trina Moyles (Paperback)

About the Book

With stunning photographs and compelling vignettes, Women Who Dig takes a critical look at how women across the world are rising up against the injustices of the global food system.

Book Synopsis

Weaving together the narratives of female farmers from across three continents, Women Who Dig offers a critical look at how women are responding to and, increasingly, rising up against, the injustices of the global food system

Beautifully written with spectacular photos, it examines gender roles, access to land, domestic violence, maternal health, political and economic marginalization, and a rapidly changing climate. It also shows the power of collective action.

With women from Guatemala, Nicaragua, the United States, Canada, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, India, and Cuba included, it explores the ways women are responding to, as both individuals and in groups, the barriers they face in providing the world a healthy diet.

Review Quotes

""An engaging testament to women's substantial contributions to agriculture -- and an important record of the challenges they continue to face."--Amber Fletcher, associate professor of sociology and co-author of Women in Agriculture Worldwide

"Moyles's vibrant travel writing and K.J. Dakin's color photographs bring these disparate locations to life and ensure that these women farmers' work will be invisible no longer."-- "Foreword Reviews"

"Moyles's vibrant travel writing...and K.J. Dakin's color photographs bring these disparate locations to life and ensure that these women farmers' work will be invisible no longer: 'They will feed the world. They will remake history.'"-- "Foreword Reviews"

"This is an important and inspiring book."-- "Alberta Views"

About the Author

Trina Moyles is a freelance writer, journalist, photographer, human rights activist, and community organizer. Her works of fiction and poetry have been published in many literary journals, and her journalism in many magazines and websites. Over the past ten years, Moyles has worked intimately with rural organizations and communities in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba, Canada, and East Africa. She focuses her research and writing on social and environmental justice, food security, nutrition, and gender equality. She lives in Peace River, Alberta.

As a photojournalist and writer, KJ Dakin aims to complement the power of images with the context of words. Look for her hitchhiking on the asphalt of Eastern Europe, treeplanting across British Columbia's rugged crags, or sipping whiskey in smoky watering holes from Nicaragua to Bosnia and South Africa.