Country Women Cope with Hard Times

"This book chronicles a history that has until now often been confined to the oral traditions of family life, passed from grandmother to child, escaping the notice of outsiders."—Women's Review of Books

"This book is a goldmine of information about country women who have left few or no written records, and were otherwise socially marginalized, and it stands as a permanent record of a past way of life."—Rural History

"In vivid, compelling accounts, women tell how they cared for their families, sought educational opportunities for their children, celebrated holidays and assisted neighbors through mutual aid networks. . . . A wonderful collection for historians and scholars interested in what southern rural women have to say about their lives in the early twentieth century."—Labor History

"Through rare glimpses into the interior lives of country women, the book reminds readers that women were experiencing monumental historical developments alongside equally monumental personal challenges."—North Carolina Historical Review

"All of the stories in Country Women Cope with Hard Times are wonderful windows to the past"—Charleston (S.C.) Post & Courier

"A model for the practice of oral history."—South Carolina Historical Magazine