Women, Development, and Communities for Empowerment in Appalachia

Women, Development, and Communities for Empowerment in AppalachiaAn examination of the class and gender conditions of working class women in the coal mining fields reveals how they struggled for development and change and how the struggle sometimes lead to empowerment. This book is an examination of gender and social change in the coalfields and nearby areas of Southwest Virginia from the standpoint of working class Appalachia women. Through intensive life history interviews and participant observation, the author

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