The Lives of Amish Women David H. Ucko Drawing on his experience as

Drawing on his experience as a qualified spiritual healer and senior co-worker at The Sheiling School

and geographically from Harlem

In Beyond the Graven Image

hope and uncertainty

What delicious treats will Pippa and Pelle have to eat when everything is ready for harvest

The Lives of Amish Women David H. Ucko Drawing on his experience asContinuity and change, tradition and dynamism shape the lives of Amish women and make their experiences both distinctive and diverse. On the one hand, a principled commitment to living ""old order"" lives, purposely out of step with the cultural mainstream, has provided Amish women with a good deal of constancy. Even in relatively more progressive Amish communities, women still engage in activities common to their counterparts in earlier times: