dairywomen
Female dairy workers
Dairywomen is the plural of dairywoman—a woman who works in a dairy, producing or selling milk, butter, cheese, and related products.
The term is old-fashioned, from when dairy work was commonly divided by gender: The dairywomen arrived before dawn to begin the milking.
Women who extract from cows
- farmhandsHired agricultural workers
- cheesemakersCurd and whey producers
- herdswomenWomen tending livestock
- farm laborersWorkers on agricultural land
Women who extract from cows
- pre-industrialBefore mass manufacturing emerged
- agrarianRelating to land cultivation
- traditional farmingAge-old cultivation methods
- cottage industrySmall home-based business
farm life · pastoral · bucolic · Victorian era · working class · domestic economy · subsistence · handwork
Extracting animal dairy fluid
- churningAgitated circular motion
- cheese makingCrafting curds from milk
- butter productionCreating dairy spread
- pasteurizationThermal pathogen elimination process
curdling · yogurt making · fermentation · skimming · clotting · rennet · cultures · aging
milkmaids
Women who extract from cows
- farmhandsHired agricultural workers
- cheesemakersCurd and whey producers
- herdswomenWomen tending livestock
milkmaids
Women who extract from cows
- pre-industrialBefore mass manufacturing emerged
- agrarianRelating to land cultivation
- traditional farmingAge-old cultivation methods
cottage industry · farm life · pastoral · bucolic · Victorian era · working class · domestic economy · subsistence · handwork · countryside
milking
Extracting animal dairy fluid
- churningAgitated circular motion
- cheese makingCrafting curds from milk
- butter productionCreating dairy spread
pasteurization · curdling · yogurt making · fermentation · skimming · clotting · rennet · cultures · aging · ripening
dairywomenranchers
Livestock farm operators
cattlewomen · vintners · beekeepers · sheepherders · shepherdesses