@article{673, keywords = {Mennonites, Customs and traditions, Biographies, World War II, Women, Occupations, Mennonite Central Committee, Kitchener Farmers' Market, Cutting Room Kitchener, Galt Market, Bergey Lorna L., Lehman Lydia, Gender roles}, author = {Lorna Bergey}, title = {Changes in cultural symbols for Ontario Mennonite women of the Swiss tradition during the 1950s and 60s: stories we need to hear}, abstract = {Personal observations and experiences of the changing role of Mennonite women. A farm accident necessitated the reversal of traditional roles in the Bergey family, leaving the author in charge of the family cheese business at several farmers' markets. She comments on the changing dress of Mennonite women and their entry into business, describing the development of the sewing circles operating the profit-making Kitchener Cutting Room and the organization of the Women's Mission and Service Auxiliary as examples of the pattern of change.}, year = {1990}, journal = {Mennogespräch}, volume = {8}, number = {Journal Article}, pages = {11. ill., 9+}, language = {English}, }