Book of Donmon Teith

Often referred to as the leader of inspiration in Appalachian studies, Helen Matthews Lewis linked scholarship with activism and encouraged deeper analysis of t

Voices from the Southern Oral History Program Mountain Feminist Helen Matthews Lewis, Appalachian Studies, and the Long Women's Movement from an interview by Je

Helen Matthews Lewis is an activist, sociologist, public intellectual who has written a series of poems addressing social issues. At 94, Helen observes, "As I g

Interviews of Wise County, Virginia, residents, 2017.

While all history has the potential to be political, public history is uniquely so: public historians engage in historical inquiry outside the bubble of scholar