{"product_id":"helen-matthews-lewis-living-social-justice-in-appalachia-paperback","title":"Helen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice in Appalachia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen M. Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatricia D. Beaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJudith Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften referred to as the leader of inspiration in Appalachian studies, Helen Matthews Lewis linked scholarship with activism and encouraged deeper analysis of the region. Lewis shaped the field of Appalachian studies by emphasizing community participation and challenging traditional perceptions of the region and its people. \u003ci\u003eHelen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice in Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of Lewis's writings and memories that document her life and work, begins in 1943 with her job on the yearbook staff at Georgia State College for Women with Mary Flannery O'Connor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditors Patricia D. Beaver and Judith Jennings highlight the achievements of Lewis's extensive career, examining her role as a teacher and activist at Clinch Valley College (now University of Virginia at Wise) and East Tennessee State University in the 1960s, as well as her work with Appalshop and the Highland Center. \u003ci\u003eHelen Matthews Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e connects Lewis's works to wider social movements by examining the history of progressive activism in Appalachia. The book provides unique insight into the development of regional studies and the life of a dynamic revolutionary, delivering a captivating and personal narrative of one woman's mission of activism and social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eHelen Matthews Lewis \u003c\/b\u003ehas served as the director of the Berea College Appalachian Center, Appalshop's Appalachian History Film Project, and the Highlander Research and Education Center. She is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eMountain Sisters: From Convent to Community in Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eColonialism in Modern America: The Appalachian Case\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Morganton, Georgia. \u003cb\u003ePatricia D. Beaver\u003c\/b\u003e, director of the Center for Appalachian Studies and professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University, is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eTales from Sacred Wind: Coming of Age in Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in North Carolina. \u003cb\u003eJudith Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e, executive director of the Kentucky Foundation for Women, is the author of \u003ci\u003eGender, Religion, and Radicalism in the Long Eighteenth Century: The \"Ingenious Quaker\" and Her Connections\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450476183730,"sku":"9780813145204","price":43.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cHnuQkUUBx9780813145204.webp?v=1783113361","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/helen-matthews-lewis-living-social-justice-in-appalachia-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}