04511cam a2200841 4500 2860430795 TxAuBib 20260910120000.0 ||||||s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781797114989 1797114980 7f517b6c-fc85-4564-9a22-41604e57f2f0 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5340389 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Smarsh, Sarah. She Come by It Natural [Libby Audiobook] : Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs. Simon & Schuster Audio, 2020. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 125MB. 2020 national book critics circle award. national book critics circle award. songteller: my life in lyrics. dolly parton life and career. female country music stars. new york times bestseller. dolly parton philanthropy. books about dolly parton. remembering dolly parton. dolly parton biography. women in country music. dolly parton's america. best book of the year. holiday in the square. holly dolly christmas. Dolly Parton feminism. gifts for dolly fans. dolly parton tribute. National Book Award. Imagination Library. dolly parton legacy. vanderbilt funding. country music icon. Dolly Parton death. dolly parton book. best book of 2019. best dolly parton. personal history. medal of freedom. Music Biography. Moderna vaccine. Country Singer. working class. country music. feminist icon. female icons. kirkus prize. dolly memoir. blue collar. songteller. Heartland. bluegrass. Dollywood. Carl Dean. feminism. memoir. HTML:<b>In this <i>Time</i> Top 100 Book of the Year, the National Book Award finalist and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Heartland</i></b> <b>"analyzes how Dolly Parton's songs—and success—have embodied feminism for working-class women" (<i>People</i>).</b><br /> Growing up amid Kansas wheat fields and airplane factories, Sarah Smarsh witnessed firsthand the particular vulnerabilities—and strengths—of women in working poverty. Meanwhile, country songs by female artists played in the background, telling powerful stories about life, men, hard times, and surviving. In her family, she writes, "country music was foremost a language among women. It's how we talked to each other in a place where feelings aren't discussed." And no one provided that language better than Dolly Parton.<br /> <br /> In this "tribute to the woman who continues to demonstrate that feminism comes in coats of many colors," Smarsh tells readers how Parton's songs have validated women who go unheard: the poor woman, the pregnant teenager, the struggling mother disparaged as "trailer trash." Parton's broader career—from singing on the front porch of her family's cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains to achieving stardom in Nashville and Hollywood, from "girl singer" managed by powerful men to self-made mogul of business and philanthropy—offers a springboard to examining the intersections of gender, class, and culture.<br /> <br /> Infused with Smarsh's trademark insight, intelligence, and humanity, this is "an ambitious book" (<i>The New Republic</i>) about the icon Dolly Parton and an "in-depth examination into gender and class and what it means to be a woman and a working-class hero that feels particularly important right now" (<i>Refinery29</i>). Biography & Autobiography. Performing Arts. Nonfiction. Music. Media Type: Audiobook. National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-09-09 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7f517b6c-fc85-4564-9a22-41604e57f2f0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)