Daughters of the Mountain: Women Coal Miners in Central Appalachia
(Part of the Rural Studies Series)
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Much has been written over the years about life in the coal mines of Appalachia. Not surprisingly, attention has focused mainly on the experiences of male miners. In Daughters of the Mountain, Suzanne Tallichet introduces us to a cohort of women miners at a large underground coal mine in southern West Virginia, where women entered the workforce in the late 1970s after mining jobs began opening up for women throughout the Appalachian coalfields. Tallichet's...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0271029048
ISBN13:9780271029047
Release Date:November 2006
Publisher:Penn State University Press
Length:216 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 8.4"
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