{"product_id":"our-roots-run-deep-as-ironweed-appalachian-women-and-the-fight-for-environmental-justice-9780252079467","title":"Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed: Appalachian Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003eMotivated by a deeply rooted sense of place and community  Appalachian women have long fought against the damaging effects of industrialization. In this collection of interviews  sociologist Shannon Elizabeth Bell presents the voices of twelve Central Appalachian women  environmental justice activists fighting against mountaintop removal mining and its devastating effects on public health  regional ecology  and community well-being. Each woman narrates her own personal story of injustice and tells how that experience led her to activism. The interviews--many of them illustrated by the womens \"photostories\"--describe obstacles  losses  and tragedies. But they also tell of new communities and personal transformations catalyzed through activism. Bell supplements each narrative with careful notes that aid the reader while amplifying the power and flow of the activists stories. Bells analysis outlines the relationship between Appalachian womens activism and the gendered responsibilities they feel within their families and communities. Ultimately  Bell argues that these women draw upon a broader \"protector identity\" that both encompasses and extends the identity of motherhood that has often been associated with grassroots womens activism. As protectors  the women challenge dominant Appalachian gender expectations and guard not only their families but also their homeplaces  their communities  their heritage  and the endangered mountains that surround them. 30% of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to organizations fighting for environmental justice in Central Appalachia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648119201845,"sku":"ByrdShop_0252079469","price":22.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780252079467.jpg?v=1781709860","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/our-roots-run-deep-as-ironweed-appalachian-women-and-the-fight-for-environmental-justice-9780252079467","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}