Hillbilly Women: Struggle and Survival in Southern Appalachia
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- Synopsis
- "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.
- Copyright:
- 1973
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780804173698
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780385014113
- Publisher:
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 09/05/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Kathy Kahn
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.