Hillbilly Women

Struggle and Survival in Southern Appalachia

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Rural, Gender Studies, Women&, History, Americas, United States
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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.

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“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.

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