Growing up, Smarsh witnessed firsthand the vulnerabilities and strengths of women in working poverty. Meanwhile, country songs by female artists played in the background, telling powerful stories about life, men, hard times, and surviving. Country music was a language among women--and no one provided that language better than Dolly Parton. Smarsh shows how Parton's songs offer a springboard to examining the intersections of gender, class, and culture. -- adapted from jacket
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