Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface: Hybrid; Acknowledgments; 1. Landscapes of Literacy; 2. Settlement; 3. Adjusting to Scale; 4. From the Garden Club; 5. Sponsoring Pride and Identity; Afterword: Change and Settlement; Source Acknowledgments; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography
Summary
Explores how older women in a rural town use literacy to shape their lives and community. Here, the author describes the lives of her grandmother and other women in her hometown of Paxton, Nebraska. The literacy practices of these women exemplify the complexities within rural communities often dismissed as "only" women's work
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-182)