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Sisters of Providence: The Search for God in the Frontier South (1843-1858) ed. by Allen Paul Speer with Janet Barton Speer (review)

Sisters of Providence: The Search for God in the Frontier South (1843-1858) ed. by Allen Paul... Sisters of Providence: The Search for God in the Frontier South (1843-1858) ed. by Allen Paul Speer with Janet Barton Speer (review) Ann Mary Quarandillo Appalachian Heritage, Volume 28, Number 4, Fall 2000, pp. 65-66 (Review) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.2000.0044 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/435891/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 20:13 GMT from JHU Libraries Speer, Allen Paul with Janet Barton Speer, eds. Sisters ofProvidence: The Searchfor God in the Frontier South (1843-1858). Johnson City, Term.: The Overmountain Press, 2000. 290 pages. Paperback. $19.95. Although voices of early Appalachian women writers are receiving more and more attention, the Appalachian female philosopher's voice is barely acknowledged. Sisters of Providence gives significant insight into the minds of the educated and introspective Nancy Jane (Jennie) Speer (b. October 8, 1882) and her sister Annis Melissa (b. May 22, 1834.) Although both died young (Jennie at 28, and Ann at 23) their diary entries, essays, and letters reproduced in this volume show women who critically reflected on numerous social and intellectual issues, including women's rights, the "sordid and debasing" practice of slavery, environmental preservation, and most of all, the meaning of God, faith and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

Sisters of Providence: The Search for God in the Frontier South (1843-1858) ed. by Allen Paul Speer with Janet Barton Speer (review)

Appalachian Review , Volume 28 (4) – Jan 8, 2014

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Sisters of Providence: The Search for God in the Frontier South (1843-1858) ed. by Allen Paul Speer with Janet Barton Speer (review) Ann Mary Quarandillo Appalachian Heritage, Volume 28, Number 4, Fall 2000, pp. 65-66 (Review) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.2000.0044 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/435891/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 20:13 GMT from JHU Libraries Speer, Allen Paul with Janet Barton Speer, eds. Sisters ofProvidence: The Searchfor God in the Frontier South (1843-1858). Johnson City, Term.: The Overmountain Press, 2000. 290 pages. Paperback. $19.95. Although voices of early Appalachian women writers are receiving more and more attention, the Appalachian female philosopher's voice is barely acknowledged. Sisters of Providence gives significant insight into the minds of the educated and introspective Nancy Jane (Jennie) Speer (b. October 8, 1882) and her sister Annis Melissa (b. May 22, 1834.) Although both died young (Jennie at 28, and Ann at 23) their diary entries, essays, and letters reproduced in this volume show women who critically reflected on numerous social and intellectual issues, including women's rights, the "sordid and debasing" practice of slavery, environmental preservation, and most of all, the meaning of God, faith and

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