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LIBERTY GARDEN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Agriculture - General
- Social Policy (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- victory garden
1, record 1, English, victory%20garden
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- war garden 2, record 1, English, war%20garden
correct
- food garden for defense 2, record 1, English, food%20garden%20for%20defense
correct
- liberty garden 3, record 1, English, liberty%20garden
former designation, correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
During [World War I], the National War Garden Commission promoted home gardening and food preservation. They inspired students—calling them "soldiers of the soil"—to help plant "liberty gardens." When it started to look like the [United States] and its allies would win the war, the name of the gardens was changed to "victory gardens." 3, record 1, English, - victory%20garden
Record 1, Key term(s)
- food garden for defence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Agriculture - Généralités
- Politiques sociales (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jardin de la victoire
1, record 1, French, jardin%20de%20la%20victoire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- jardin de guerre 2, record 1, French, jardin%20de%20guerre
correct, masculine noun
- potager de la défense 3, record 1, French, potager%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9fense
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Potager familial encouragé par l'administration américaine durant la Première et Seconde Guerre mondiale pour faire face à la pénurie alimentaire. 4, record 1, French, - jardin%20de%20la%20victoire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon le ministère américain de l'Agriculture, plus de 20 millions de jardins de la victoire ont été cultivés durant la Seconde Guerre aux États-Unis. 5, record 1, French, - jardin%20de%20la%20victoire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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