{"product_id":"the-madison-women-gender-higher-education-and-literacy-in-nineteenth-century-appalachia-9781959000259","title":"The Madison Women: Gender, Higher Education, and Literacy in Nineteenth-Century Appalachia","description":"By uncovering how higher education and gender roles evolved in Appalachia over time, The Madison Women delivers a history that contradicts the stereotype of the region as hostile to education, highlighting colleges that proliferated the area in the 19th century. Indeed, many of these colleges were either coeducational or even specifically for women, ultimately contradicting another stereotype--that Appalachia is a region particularly hostile toward women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Incorporating captivating mini-biographies of women who attended Madison College and who went on to change their communities in ways large and small, this book reveals how the lives of its students impart lessons about history, regional culture, and how we can shape the Appalachia's future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmanda E. Hayes teaches English and composition at Kent State University-Tuscarawas. Raised on her family's farm in Appalachian Ohio, she now researches and writes about regional traditions of writing, storytelling, and education. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Appalachian Rhetoric\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Nancy Dasher Award in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"West Virginia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50919559528722,"sku":"9781959000259","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3809057a-4f9b-4542-856d-6f1845d4e502.jpg?v=1738898755","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-madison-women-gender-higher-education-and-literacy-in-nineteenth-century-appalachia-9781959000259","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}