Margaret Derry is a historian with a PhD. From the University of Toronto, an established artist, and a successful breeder of purebred cattle. All of these activities are woven into her thrust as an author of books and articles on rural history and the development of ideas and initiatives for improvement of animals, from both a historical and practical point of view. She is concerned with the cultural and technological themes of purebred animal breeding, evident over time.
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Margaret Derry is a historian with a PhD. From the University of Toronto, an established artist, and a successful breeder of purebred cattle. All of these activities are woven into her thrust as an author of books and articles on rural history and the development of ideas and initiatives for improvement of animals, from both a historical and practical point of view. She is concerned with the cultural and technological themes of purebred animal breeding, evident over time. 