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Alison Piepmeier
Alison Piepmeier (December 11, 1972 – August 12, 2016) was an American scholar and feminist, known for her book ''Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism''. She was director of Women's and Gender Studies and associate professor of English at the College of Charleston. Education Piepmeier was a third-generation graduate of Tennessee Technological University, having completed her bachelor's degree in 1994. She earned her Ph.D in English from Vanderbilt University. Career and research Following her Ph.D studies, Piepmeier held the position of associate director of Vanderbilt's Women’s Studies Program. While there, she published the book ''Out in Public'', which chronicles the lives of women who worked in public in the nineteenth century. In 2005, she moved to Charleston and became the first full-time director of the College of Charleston's Women's and Gender Studies program. Piepmeier was known for her research on third wave feminist activism. Her 2009 book ''Girl Zines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville is the county seat and largest city of Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was reported to be 34,842. It is recognized as one of the country's micropolitan areas, or smaller cities which function as significant regional economic hubs. Of the twenty micropolitan areas in Tennessee, Cookeville is the largest. The Cookeville micropolitan area's 2010 Census population was 106,042. The U.S. Census Bureau ranked the Cookeville micropolitan area as the 7th largest-gaining micropolitan area in the country between 2018 and 2019, with a one-year gain of 1,796 and a 2019 population of 114,272. The city is a college town, home to Tennessee Tech. History Early years and establishment Previous to its settlement era, the area of Cookeville was dominated by the Cherokee Native American tribe through the Paleo-Indian to the early European colonization periods of history. The Cherokee would use the region as communal hunti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
