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Southern Women More Than 100 Stories of Innovators, Artists, and Icons (Garden Gun Books, 5)

Southern Women More Than 100 Stories of Innovators, Artists, and Icons (Garden Gun Books, 5) Description : From the award-winning Southern lifestyle magazine Garden amp Gun comes this rich collection of some of the South 8217 s most notable women For too long, the Southern woman has been synonymous with the Southern belle, a moonlight and magnolias 8221 myth that gets nowhere close to describing the strong, richly diverse women who have thrived because of 8212 and in some cases, despite of 8212 the South No more Garden amp Gun 8217 s Southern Women More than 100 Stories of Trail Blazers, Visionaries, and Icons obliterates that stereotype by sharing the stories of more than 100 of the region 8217 s brilliant women, groundbreakers who have by turns embraced the South 8217 s proud traditions and overcome its equally pervasive barriers and challenges Through interviews, essays, photos, and illustrations these remarkable chefs, musicians, actors, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, designers, and public servants will offer a dynamic portrait of who the Southern woman is now The voices of bona fide icons such as Sissy Spacek, Leah Chase, and Loretta Lynn join those whose stories for too long have been overlooked or underestimated, from the pioneering Texas rancher Minnie Lou Bradley to the Gee 8217 s Bend, Alabama, quilter Mary Margaret Pettway 8212 all visionaries who have left their indelible mark not just on Southern culture, but on America itself By reading these stories of triumph, grit, and grace, the ties that bind the sisterhood of Southern women emerge an unflinching resilience and resourcefulness, an inherent love of the land, a singular style and wit And while the wisdom shared may be rooted in the Southern experience, the universal themes are sure to resonate beyond the Mason-Dixon