Mountain Feminist: Helen Matthews Lewis, Appalachian Studies, and the Long Women's Movement

Voices from the Southern Oral History Program Mountain FeministHelen Matthews Lewis, Appalachian Studies, and the Long Women's Movementfrom an interview by Jessica Wilkersoncompiled and introduced by Jessica Wilkerson and David P. ClineThe “Grandmother of Appalachian Studies” reveals the parallels between the Civil Rights and Women's movements, as well as her highly ambivalent feelings about her own marriage—and much more.“They didn't take us to jail. They pulled us out individually, and the policeman said to me, 'What would your daddy think if he saw you dancing with a nigger?'"