Silent Matriarchs
Book Details
Author(s)Jennifer R. Grigsby
ISBN / ASINB00QSNV5A2
ISBN-13978B00QSNV5A7
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
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About the Book
The rugged life of those families that lived in Appalachia is perhaps only a memory to those living today. Most families have historical accounts that have been passed down through oral tradition but few tend to remember those who where most influential during a not so distant time in our American history. In many cases, people, places and communities have been forgotten.
Silent Matriarchs represents the life and times of a few women whose influence guided their families through the hardships and joys of living in rural Eastern Kentucky.
The story of Hannah, Mahala, Adeline, Mary Elizabeth, Stella, and Effie is one of life, love, and personal tribulations marked with the demonstration of immense will and determination. A Few women before and a countless number after have left behind legacies by becoming outspoken vocal advocates of their families and communities but during the time of these women a greater number remained silent; making their lasting statements with actions rather than words.
Silent Matriarch’s is just one example of the long overdue recognition these women deserve but more than that, it serves as a valuable lesson that actions may be the loudest measure of inspiration.
About the Author
Jennifer Grigsby (nee Owens) spent more than fifteen years serving as an emergency management service practitioner, supervisor, and later agency director before moving on to a second career. The ensuing decade found her working as a First Responder Subject Matter Expert and Learning Architect for a private company, named Teleologic, while moonlighting for Eastern Kentucky University's (EKU) College of Justice and Safety as a research analyst. During that time she was involved in the start up of a new public safety program for first responders at EKU and aided in the development and support of the Law Enforcement Certificate Program at the Institute for Preventive Strategies (IPS), located at the Center for Rural Development in her hometown of Somerset Kentucky.
After leaving EKU and Teleologic she continued working as a research analyst and distance learning specialist for the Center for Civil Military Relations at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey California as a senior team member of the Leader Development for Sustained Peace (LDESP) program.
In 2009, Jennifer's research experience, love for family, and desire to preserve the memory of culture and tradition led her to begin the personal journey to compile the data necessary to create Silent Matriarchs. Nearly five years later, her dream of sharing the story became a reality.
The rugged life of those families that lived in Appalachia is perhaps only a memory to those living today. Most families have historical accounts that have been passed down through oral tradition but few tend to remember those who where most influential during a not so distant time in our American history. In many cases, people, places and communities have been forgotten.
Silent Matriarchs represents the life and times of a few women whose influence guided their families through the hardships and joys of living in rural Eastern Kentucky.
The story of Hannah, Mahala, Adeline, Mary Elizabeth, Stella, and Effie is one of life, love, and personal tribulations marked with the demonstration of immense will and determination. A Few women before and a countless number after have left behind legacies by becoming outspoken vocal advocates of their families and communities but during the time of these women a greater number remained silent; making their lasting statements with actions rather than words.
Silent Matriarch’s is just one example of the long overdue recognition these women deserve but more than that, it serves as a valuable lesson that actions may be the loudest measure of inspiration.
About the Author
Jennifer Grigsby (nee Owens) spent more than fifteen years serving as an emergency management service practitioner, supervisor, and later agency director before moving on to a second career. The ensuing decade found her working as a First Responder Subject Matter Expert and Learning Architect for a private company, named Teleologic, while moonlighting for Eastern Kentucky University's (EKU) College of Justice and Safety as a research analyst. During that time she was involved in the start up of a new public safety program for first responders at EKU and aided in the development and support of the Law Enforcement Certificate Program at the Institute for Preventive Strategies (IPS), located at the Center for Rural Development in her hometown of Somerset Kentucky.
After leaving EKU and Teleologic she continued working as a research analyst and distance learning specialist for the Center for Civil Military Relations at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey California as a senior team member of the Leader Development for Sustained Peace (LDESP) program.
In 2009, Jennifer's research experience, love for family, and desire to preserve the memory of culture and tradition led her to begin the personal journey to compile the data necessary to create Silent Matriarchs. Nearly five years later, her dream of sharing the story became a reality.
