People across China are remembering the life of Liang Jun, who is celebrated as the first Chinese woman to work as a tractor driver. Recognized as a national folk hero, trailblazer and model socialist ...
Heavy farming equipment is not usually associated with feminist debate, but the appearance of 'grid girls' at Britain's biggest tractor show has sparked a sexism row. Agrifac, a machinery manufacturer ...
A woman who became China's first female tractor driver, and eventually a national icon, has died at the age of 90. In 1948, Liang Jun became the only female in China to take up the job, when she ...
TULARE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kubota Tractor Corporation today announced its first 2016 recipient of a donated tractor in its “Geared To Give” program. Julie Hollars of Farbotnik Farm in Vallecito ...
In what was described as an “amazing” display of strength, two teenage girls, 16 and 14, responded to their dad’s screams and quickly lifted the 1-1/2 ton tractor that was pinning him to the ground.
HARBIN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iconic tractor Liang Jun died Tuesday in northeast China. She was 90 years old. Liang died of illness at around 1 p.m. in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province. Liang ...