author
Deborah Takiff Smith
Her writing ranges from practical guides on early computer use in agriculture to reflective memoir, showing a mind equally interested in technology, public life, and personal history. In her work, everyday experience and larger social change often sit side by side.
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About the author
Deborah Takiff Smith is the author of Computers on the Farm, a U.S. Department of Agriculture bulletin published in 1984 that explained how farmers could use computers, choose software and hardware, and find agricultural information online. The book stands out as an early, accessible guide to digital tools in agriculture.
She also wrote Stories of a Life: Where I Came from and How I Got to Where I Am. Bookseller descriptions say the memoir begins with her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, follows her coming of age during the Vietnam War era, and reflects on the widening of her worldview, including her awareness of the women's movement.
A Smith College class publication also identifies her as a member of the Smith College Class of 1967. Taken together, the available sources suggest a writer whose work connects public questions, changing technology, and lived personal experience in a clear and approachable way.