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A classic that has been in print since its first publication in 1983, *Womenfolks* is both a personal memoir and a meditation on the often pernicious mythologies of southern cultural history. Shirley Abbott gives us the gritty, independent women of the backwoods, the South’s true heroines, whose hardscrabble world is one of red dirt and hard work—a far cry from the hoopskirts and magnolias of southern lore. As honest, vibrant, and remarkable as the women whose stories illuminate these pages, *Womenfolks* draws a vivid portrait of a rural culture beset by poverty and sustained by deeply rooted traditions. In her new preface to this edition, Abbott assesses what has changed—and what may never change—about the burdens of southern history and expresses her hope that the better angels of our nature may prevail in our still-new century.Wörter : 5649Auszeichnung : isbn searched

Author

Abbott, Shirley

Publisher

The University of Arkansas Press

Published

1983

Language

EN

ISBN

9781610756051

Subjects

Memoir, History, Sociology

Rating

3.71 / 5 (70 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14