John Daniel Rust was born on Sept. 6, 1892, near Necessity, Texas. His father, Benjamin Daniel Rust, was a Civil War veteran, a farmer and a school teacher, while his mother, Susan Minerva Burnett, ...

Southeast Texas—It’s hard to believe we’re coming up on another year of our fall cotton harvest. Hi y’all. It’s Sherry Zimmerman from Bishop, Texas, with Zimmerman Farms. We run two combines in the ...

Global Voices interviewed Javed Hussain via email about his work to improve the literacy skills and rights of women cotton pickers in Pakistan. The interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

Labor and civil society leaders have raised concern over poor working condition of women cotton pickers. This discussion was organized by Sindh Community Foundation and led by the Javed Hussain, ...

MEERAN PUR — A zeema Khatoon, a mother of five, has spent most of her life labouring in Pakistan’s sunbaked cotton fields for less than $2 a day. Last year, she and a group of around 40 women ...