"Southern women ⁠— unlike women from Boston, Des Moines or Albuquerque , are leashed to history." Editor Alison Glock wrote those words in a 2011 essay for Garden & Gun. The piece, titled "Redefining the Southern Belle" got more responses than anything she'd written in her nearly 30-year career. Much was positive, some not, but all opening up further exploration of what a "Southern woman" meant then and now.

"Southern women ⁠— unlike women from Boston, Des Moines or Albuquerque , are leashed to history." Editor Alison Glock wrote those words in a 2011 essay for Garden &amp; Gun. The piece, titled "Redefining the Southern Belle" got more responses than anything she'd written in her nearly 30-year career. Much was positive, some not, but all opening up further exploration of what a "Southern woman" meant then and now.

'Southern Women' Celebrates Iconic, Trailblazing Women Of The South

On Second Thought is a one-hour news talk show hosted by Virginia Prescott that airs at 11 a.m. Friday, 7 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Timely conversations about all topics relating to Georgia and the South — including politics, healthcare, education, music, literature and race. We bring you stories you won't hear elsewhere and voices that are often ignored. Subscribe for weekly episodes that highlight the stories and characters that are impacting the civic and cultural life of the South.

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