Hillbilly Women
Struggle and Survival in Southern Appalachia
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Rural, Gender Studies, Women&, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Skye Moody | ISBN: | 9780804173698 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | May 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Anchor | Language: | English |
| Author: | Skye Moody |
| ISBN: | 9780804173698 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | May 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Anchor |
| Language: | English |
“This book tells what it means to be a woman when you are poor, when you are proud, and when you are a hillbilly.”
First published in 1973, Skye Moody’s Hillbilly Women shares the stunning and raw oral histories of nineteen women in twentieth-century Southern Appalachia, from their day-to-day struggles for survival to the personal triumphs of their hardscrabble existence. They are wives, widows, and daughters of coal miners; factory hands, tobacco graders, cotton mill workers, and farmers; and women who value honest labor, self-esteem, and dignity. Shining a much-needed light into a misunderstood culture and identity, the stories within reflect the universally human struggle to live meaningful and dignified lives.
Updated with a new introduction and material from the author.
“This book tells what it means to be a woman when you are poor, when you are proud, and when you are a hillbilly.”
First published in 1973, Skye Moody’s Hillbilly Women shares the stunning and raw oral histories of nineteen women in twentieth-century Southern Appalachia, from their day-to-day struggles for survival to the personal triumphs of their hardscrabble existence. They are wives, widows, and daughters of coal miners; factory hands, tobacco graders, cotton mill workers, and farmers; and women who value honest labor, self-esteem, and dignity. Shining a much-needed light into a misunderstood culture and identity, the stories within reflect the universally human struggle to live meaningful and dignified lives.
Updated with a new introduction and material from the author.
