Mountain Feminist: Helen Matthews Lewis, Appalachian Studies, and the Long Women's Movement: An article from Southern Cultures 17:3, The Memory...

Mountain Feminist: Helen Matthews Lewis, Appalachian Studies, and the Long Women's Movement: An article from Southern Cultures 17:3, The Memory...
ISBN-10
0807882798
ISBN-13
9780807882795
Category
History
Language
English
Published
2011-09-01
Publisher
UNC Press Books
Authors
Jessica Wilkerson, David P. Cline

Description

Voices from the Southern Oral History Program Mountain Feminist Helen Matthews Lewis, Appalachian Studies, and the Long Women's Movement from an interview by Jessica Wilkerson compiled and introduced by Jessica Wilkerson and David P. Cline The "Grandmother of Appalachian Studies" reveals the parallels between the Civil Rights and Women's movements, as well as her highly ambivalent feelings about her own marriage—and much more. "They didn't take us to jail. They pulled us out individually, and the policeman said to me, 'What would your daddy think if he saw you dancing with a nigger?'"

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