"The authors have admirably documented the history of women's roles in
the coal fields and communities of Appalachia."
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"I hope it brings wide readership to these confident, competent,
insightful, and politically savvy perspectives of a sector of the
Appalachian community from which we rarely hear."
- Appalachian Journal
"An insightful and poignant collection of more than fifty portraits of
Central Appalachian coalfield women . . . A badly needed insider's view
of Appalachian women that bends and breaks the stereotypes."
- Journal of Appalachian Studies
"The stories and the photographs standing alone gracefully accomplish
their dual mission of dispelling stereotypes and of disclosing the
richness of southern women's history."
- Filson History Quarterly
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