Great Granny's Version of Shakespeare

TitleGreat Granny's Version of Shakespeare
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1986
AuthorsBush, Florence Cope
MagazineSmoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter
Volume12
Issue Number3
Pages63-64
Date Publishedautumn
SubjectsMountain life
Description

Describes the process of clothes washing in the days before washboards, when women used "battlin' sticks." Includes a photograph of two women in Wears Valley, one with a washboard and the other with a battlin' stick.

Notes

Full text is available to members of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society.