The Quilters: Women and Domestic Art, an Oral History
"The quilts are beautiful, the faces worn but kind . . . the insights affecting.” —New York Times Book Review "The women who speak through the book shared a vision, a strength, and a spirit that few of us will ever know or understand.” —Christian Science Monitor "You can’t always change things. Sometimes you don’t have no control over the way things go. Hail ruins the crops, or fire burns you out. And then you’re just given so much to work with in a life and you have to do the best you can...
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A moving oral history of the female pioneer settlers of Texas and New Mexico, this book brings to life the rural homesteads of turn-of-the-century America. The quilts these women make are a lovely compendium of family and community history. As their creators speak to us, we come to appreciate the vital place of women's art in the life of our country.. "This book was the basis of the Broadway play The Quilters.
Introduction15Childhood27Youth55Middle Years87Old Age123Postscript155Quilt Index159
