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Hillbilly Women
By Skye Moody
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Published on May 06, 2014 | 272 Pages
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Published on May 06, 2014 | 272 Pages
“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.
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.
Author
Skye Moody
Skye Kathleen Moody (aka Kathy Kahn) is the author of eleven books, three nonfiction, and eight novels. Moody’s nonfiction books and photographic essays cover social justice and environmental issues, primarily in China, Russia, Central Asia, Siberia, East Africa, and the planet’s oceans and beaches. Mademoiselle magazine awarded Moody a “Woman of the Year” prize for Hillbilly Women, which was adapted for the stage and in 2011, produced Off-Broadway. Her book, Washed Up: The Curious Journeys of Flotsam and Jetsam, received a Washington State Book award, for which she also was named a “Coastal Character” by Coastal Living magazine. Her newest novel, Frostline, is scheduled for release in 2014. She is a member of PEN and the Cloud Appreciation Society. Moody is Africa Liaison for the NGO Global Health Organization.
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