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The following information was compiled by Nedra Wheeler of Virginia Intermont College.

 

Appalachian Studies Bibliography  

The Appalachian Studies Bibliography is maintained by Jo. Brown who invites users to offer additional entries or suggestions.

 

History of Appalachia:  A Working Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources This Bibliography is compiled from a wide range of personal and public (re)sources, to include works directly focusing on Appalachia as well as works that help, through comparision or theory, to illuminate our understanding of the region's history.  Report any errors-in-attribution, errors-in-fact, omissions, difficulties encountered, or additional offerings to the editor, Darlene Wilson, via e-mail: dgwils0@pop.uky.edu.

The Council on Appalachian Women Collection is housed at this site in the Archives of Appalachia.  This site has many links to other collections and works.

 

Marie Tedesco, East Tennessee State University, developed this  bibliography of scholarship on Appalachia with the intention of serving as a guide to works written since 1960.  Iin the section Classics in Appalachian Scholarship,  most of the works cited predate 1960. The bibliography focuses on books.

 

Virginia Department of Education 

The site is maintained by the Virginia Department of Education.  You can find links to all of their programs and SOL information.

 

Women in Appalachia: A Bibliography  Compiled By Christina Miewald

The following bibliography includes  a listing of books, journal articles and films on women who live and work in Appalachia.

 

Women in Tennesse History:  A bibliography

The following bibliography includes  a listing of books, journal articles and films on women who lived and worked in Tennessee.

 

 "Beyond the Mountains":  The Paradox of Women's Place in Appalachian History 

An oral history challenging myths about women's roles and contributions to Appalachian Culture.

 

Women's Work in Alleghany County , NC

"The best society in the mountains - that is today, the most interesting - is that of young married men and that of the older women." (Emma Bell Miles 1905)
Heiddi M. Efird found while doing this  research  that the work of women in Appalachia is a topic that is often overlooked or just simply accepted unquestioned.
Appalachian families themselves do not seem to acknowledge the labor of women.

 

Women's Studies   Programs, Departments, &  Research Centers

This site links to approximately 500 women's studies  programs, departments, and research centers around the world that have web
sites.

 

Rural Women's Recovery Program and Women's Outreach . . .Serving Rural Appalachian Women and Families in Ohio

Rural Women's Recovery Program (RWRP) and Women's Outreach Program are two
substance abuse programs designed to address the specific treatment, prevention, education,
and intervention needs of women and families in rural Appalachia.   The programs have experienced considerable success: RWRP has admitted over 136 residential clients since January 1990, and Women's Outreach has provided prevention, education, and intervention services for 9,198 rural residents
since July 1991.

 

Appalachian Women     

The Archives of Appalachia holds many collections which highlight women who were writers, prominent leaders in the community, underground miners, aviators, educators,
and health care workers. This collection also includes women's perspectives in times
of war and issues of interest to women such as child care and domestic violence.

 

Web Site Directory

Women's Issues Web Site directory maintained by staff at Berea College.

 

 

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