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Jessica Wilkerson

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  • Painting of a girl with a basketball looking out a window.

    Lady Vols Country

    How college basketball coach Pat Summitt transformed women's sports.
    by Jessica Wilkerson via Oxford American on June 6, 2023
  • A collage featuring early feminists.

    Pointing a Way Forward

    The history of suffrage in the South—indeed, the nation—is messy and fraught, and more contentious than is typically remembered.
    by Jessica Wilkerson via Southern Cultures on October 1, 2020
  • A Lifetime Of Labor: Maybelle Carter At Work

    Maybelle Carter witnessed the dawn of the recording era and helped create country music as one of the genre's biggest acts.
    by Jessica Wilkerson via NPR on August 14, 2019
  • Living with Dolly Parton

    Asking difficult questions often comes at a cost.
    by Jessica Wilkerson via Longreads on October 16, 2018
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Appalachian Women Fought for Workers Long Before They Fought for Jobs

Two new books recount the leading role women have played in Appalachian social justice movements.
by Heather Duncan via Scalawag on March 25, 2019
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Personifying a Country Ideal, Loretta Lynn Tackled Sexism Through a Complicated Lens

The singer wasn't a feminist torchbearer, but her music amplified women's issues.
by Amanda Marie Martinez via NPR on October 9, 2022
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