Degree Name
MALS (Master of Arts in Liberal Studies)
Program
Liberal Studies
Date of Award
12-2012
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Marie Tedesco
Committee Members
Martha Copp, Jill LeRoy-Frazier
Abstract
In October 1976, approximately 200 women from seven states met in Boone, North Carolina, at the National Advisory Council on Women's Education. In December 1976, thirty-five of these women met again at Mars Hill College and created a non-profit organization, the Council on Appalachian Women, advocating the advancement of women's education, services, and research to benefit women in the Appalachian region. During its four-year existence, the Council held a total of 71 public forums on Appalachian women's issues. Members worked to promote child development, maternal and infant health care, employment training, and education for women. The Council on Appalachian Women understood the obstacles and embraced the people of the region and served as an example of how to effect change for women in the rural Appalachian South. The organization disbanded in May 1981.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Blevins, Julie Marie, "The Council on Appalachian Women: Short Lived but Long Lasting" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1493. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1493
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.