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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Appalachian women"”.
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The Council on Appalachian Women: Short Lived but Long Lasting
<p>In October 1976, approximately 200 women from seven states met in Boone, North Carolina, at the National Advisory Council on Women's Education. In December 1976, thirty-five of these women met again at Mars Hill College and created a non-profit organization, the Council on Appalachian Women, …
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Creating the Appalachian Woman: An Anthology of Appalachian Women Writers, 1865-1884.
<p>This anthology of nineteenth-century women’s regional fiction, written in the mode of canon revision, explores how persistent stereotypes of Appalachian women originated. These stereotypes are not merely identified but are also considered in the context of women’s studies. Works by the following …
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Communication Cues to Action Prompting Central Appalachian Women to have a Mammogram.
… method of detection for breast cancer, yet many women have never been screened and underprivileged, minority and rural women have lower screening rates then other populations. The purpose of this study, through individual interviews(<u>N</u>=88), was to understand the cues that women perceive to …
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Quilted Narratives: Patchworking Rural Appalachian Cultural Influence and Identities through the Storied Experiences of Women Educational Leaders
… interviews of a purposeful sample of three rural Appalachian women educational leaders in the South Central Appalachian region to determine how their sociocultural backgrounds or Appalachian identity structures influenced their leadership practices in K-12 educational settings. Using the metaphor …
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An Evaluation of Family Planning Services in Southwest Virginia
… facts and through client survey, I obtained women's perceptions and feeling about the services provided to them. The goal was to reconcile responses wherever possible, and furthermore, identify differences between facts provided by the clinics and perceptions of clients. From the client …
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Job Skills, Tolerance, and Positive Interactions: The Gendered Experiences of Appalachian Migrants
… gendered learning experiences of a population of Appalachian migrants surveyed from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. The respondents who participated in the survey used for this study began their lives in Appalachia. These respondents then left Appalachia for various other areas in the country …
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Freedom to Be One's Self: Appalachian Women's Perspectives on Empowerment
… constitutes empowerment among a small group of Appalachian women and the developmental and cultural factors that they believe contribute to such empowerment. Twelve women completed in-depth interviews and questionnaires about their lifespan development with regard to cultural context and …
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Women's Healthcare Utilization in Primary and Acute Care Contexts
… there has been increased focus on rural and Appalachian health because of disparate chronic health outcomes when compared to the rest of the US. Appalachia, a subsection of the US, has even worse health outcomes related to chronic diseases. Although Appalachia is its own unique region, there …
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Religious Commitment as a Predictor of Lower Blood Pressure in High-Risk Pregnancies of Southern Appalachia.
… age M=23.72, SD=5.33) pregnant Southern Appalachian women drawn from the region's at-risk pregnancy population. The only variables correlated with BP were women's weight (<em>r</em>=.430, <em>r</em>=.467, <em>p<</em>.01, for diastolic and systolic BP, respectively) and prenatal care use …
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The Evolution of Feminine Loyalty Trends in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Appalachian Literature.
… interesting tensions for feminine characters in Appalachian literature. Traditional views of loyalty dictate that the Appalachian woman chooses to be loyal to her husband and family while abandoning her self loyalty. Appalachian women writers define the terms of loyalty and the conflicts these …
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Women, Art, and Community: A Proposal for a Non-Profit Pottery Program in Appalachia.
<p>Many Appalachian women are creative individuals who enjoy making and sharing quilts, songs, paintings, poetry, and other art. However, many women in rural areas of Central Appalachia lack access to basic resources because of poverty.</p><p>While many agencies help poor women find shelter, …
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An Analysis of Socioeconomics and Education in American Literature: The Impact of Geography on Education
… by Willa Cather. The historical oppression of women in the Appalachian region will also be examined along with the lack of education and economic opportunities for women in this region in application to Cormac McCarthy’s Child of God. The historical violence towards women in the domestic space …
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Where I Began
This creative nonfiction essay collection explores origins–the different pieces and parts of a woman from rural Appalachia. Specifically, the collection considers where we begin, with whom we begin, and how the people and places we come from dwell and reside somewhere within.
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Trade Readjustment Act Women in Developmental Writing: Preparing for Education and Retraining
… large number of garment factory closings in the Appalachian region of Virginia, many workers have become unemployed. Mittelhauser (1997) reported, "textile and apparel workers are expected to lose jobs at an even faster rate. Employment in these industries has been projected to decline by about …
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Surviving Cancer in Appalachia: A Qualitative Study of Family Cancer Communication and Changing Personal Identities Through the Cancer Journey.
<p>The Appalachian region is known for its beautiful mountains, close-knit communities, and health care disparities including higher rates of cancer and premature mortality. Being diagnosed with cancer in the region may present a unique experience for survivors in regards to family cancer …