Women Of Coal [Hardcover]

Randall Norris (Author), Jean-Phillippe Cypres (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 7, 1996

Captures the lives of three generations of women in the coalfields of central Appalachia, challenging the stereotypes of Appalachian women in fifty-five stories and accompanying photographs that celebrate the women's capacity for perseverance and protest. UP.

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In Women Of Coal, photographs and words of self-expression combine to challenge the stereotypes of mountain and coal field women who were, in fact, heirs to a rich tradition of protest from the early coal camps to the modern mines. There's Edith Crabtree concerned with black lung benefits and medical coverage for workers; Edna Gulley's and clothing for the poor; Susan Oglebay an attorney for the United Mine Workers; Helen Carson, retired director of a Head Start program. The old attitudes spur these women to work in their communities toward a better future for their families. Women Of Coal is an exciting correction of a pervasive omissions from the historical record. Engagin, informative, Women Of Coal is highly recommended for women's studies and American history collections. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Hardcover: 136 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky (November 7, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813119936
• ISBN-13: 978-0813119939
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,165,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Women I never knew existed, October 31, 2000

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Deborah L. Randall (Laurel, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Women Of Coal (Hardcover)

I was uplifted and very satisfied to be exposed to the range of women who have fought for basic humanitarian rights in the southern coal regions. These are normal people making their small difference in a world they seem to love. I would have loved to hear more about the assumed women listed such as Mother Jones, Sara Ogen Gunning, Alice Lloyd, Bessie Smith (all of whom can be looked up). Most especially, I would love to know more about Granny Hager, and Widow Combs. They are mentioned in this book briefly and there seems to be no other record of them.

Overall, the book is a wonderful taste of the differences that women make today and have made in the past. I would love to hear more detail from the authors on the infamous women of the region who never made it into the Seneca Falls Women's Hall of Fame or any Encyclopedia.