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(1920-2006) was an extraordinary writer, speaker, activist and teacher. Born near Asheville, North Carolina, she became a groundbreaking environmentalist, a pioneering civil rights reporter, a best-selling novelist, a founder of Appalachian Studies, and a beloved daughter, wife, and mother. Her accomplishments and awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Sidney Hillman Award, the first woman trustee of Berea College, a Senior Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the first woman Tennessee State Historian, membership in the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame, and membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers (taken from "Wilma Dykeman Legacy").
Wilma Dykeman was a great inspiration to us while writing our narratives. She includes four tenets in her writing: the role of storytelling, environmental stewardship, sharing responsibility for our future, and sense of place. Students' goal was to incorporate at least one of these tenets into their narratives, encapsulating not only their own story but also the legacy of Appalachian writers. Throughout this process, it has been of the utmost importance to recognize our reAppalachian roots and pay homage to those who came before us.
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