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Lady Vols Country
How college basketball coach Pat Summitt transformed women's sports.
by
Jessica Wilkerson
via
Oxford American
on
June 6, 2023
Pointing a Way Forward
The history of suffrage in the South—indeed, the nation—is messy and fraught, and more contentious than is typically remembered.
by
Jessica Wilkerson
via
Southern Cultures
on
October 1, 2020
A Lifetime Of Labor: Maybelle Carter At Work
Maybelle Carter witnessed the dawn of the recording era and helped create country music as one of the genre's biggest acts.
by
Jessica Wilkerson
via
NPR
on
August 14, 2019
Living with Dolly Parton
Asking difficult questions often comes at a cost.
by
Jessica Wilkerson
via
Longreads
on
October 16, 2018
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Personifying a Country Ideal, Loretta Lynn Tackled Sexism Through a Complicated Lens
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