Hypnotic History

E117: Pack Horse Library Project


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The women who traveled alone through the Appalachian Mountains to deliver books.


Sources:

Brooks, Laken. “Ellen Woodward and the Women Who Brought Literacy to Southern Families.” National Trust for Historic Preservation, 12 January 2021, https://savingplaces.org/stories/ellen-woodward-and-the-women-who-brought-literacy-to-southern-families.


McGraw, Eliza. “Horse-Riding Librarians Were the Great Depression's Bookmobiles.” Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2017, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/horse-riding-librarians-were-great-depression-bookmobiles-180963786/.


Tabler, Dave. “The Pack Horse Librarians.” Appalachian History.net, 10 January

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