1926, Joe Mills, chapter 7, inA Mountain Boyhood[1]:
In my rambles I continually came uponhomesteaders striving to drain the valleys and raise grass for their cattle, while simultaneously the beavers were working to maintain high water.
2025 March 30, Scottie Andrew, “Queer and trans homesteaders are conquering the social media frontier”, inCNN[2]:
A drag queen may not comfortably fit the stereotypicalhomesteader mold. In the 19th century,homesteaders were Western pioneers who built new lives from necessity; on TikTok, the most popularhomesteaders are often parents with young families or those with a lifelong connection to the practice, which often include so-called “tradwives,” or women who play a stereotypically gendered role in their family.
