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Letter from the Publisher: Spring 2020

2 months ago

“THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT SOUTHERN WOMEN THAT IS SO UNIQUE YET SO UNIVERSAL . . .” - Connie Britton It is with the idea of universality that our Spring 2020 Issue presents a worldview through the lens of the South. As with every issue of the magazine, our m...

Country’s Wild (Wood) Child

2 months ago

By Baker Maultsby Elizabeth Cook, who grew up singing as a child in central Florida, has carved out her space as a singer, radio deejay, and tv personality. ashville singer-songwriter Elizabeth Cook was discovered at age 4 by her first booking agent and promot...

Health & Wellness

Your Inner Child is Calling

2 months ago

By Mary Rogers McMaster hen you were a child, you did whatever you wanted, whenever you wanted. If you wanted to cry, you cried. If you needed to use the bathroom, you just went. Wailing and running and jumping and laughing weren’t attached to any story other ...

Re-Envisioning The Motherland

2 months ago

By Hannah Shepard urrounded by the women in her family and dressed in matching garments, Cristina Molina’s grandmother reaches for a hand of support while precariously stepping from tall rock to ground. Molina has invited every female from both her matrilineal...

Travel

Tranquility & Transformation

2 months ago

By Suzanne Johnson From generation to generation, how one Tennessee family has redefined southern luxury in the Great Smoky Mountains. can recall many breathtaking sights from my travels, but few remain as memorable as the one I saw at Blackberry Farm. Leavi...

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A Woman Of The World

2 months ago

By Laurie Bogart Wiles Plucked from poverty with no education, Ava Gardner enchanted Hollywood for decades with her beauty and sophistication. HO WAS AVA GARDNER? Some would say she was the most beautiful creature God had ever created. Even as a teenager, so ...

Style

Dreamweaver

2 months ago

By Katie Weisman Through her business IbuMovement, Susan Hull Walker is working with some of the finest female craftsman in the world to bring you fashion and home goods while helping them reach economic self-sufficiency pronounced “EeeBoo”) Movement, which ...

The Jewel of Her Dreams

2 months ago

By Makayla Gay Ruby City is a celestial gem box containing locally and globally renowned contemporary artists as well as the conviction and dreams of its late founder, Linda Pace. was a staple in Linda Pace’s life, just as her family’s namesake Picante sauce...

Inspiring Women

Jeanne Milliken Bonds

2 months ago

Professor at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, Former Community Developer at the Federal Reserve Bank Milliken is your maiden name, a name rich with Southern and textile history. Where did the family name originate? The Millikens have been in North and Sout...

Inspiring Women

Nancy O’Dell

2 months ago

Former Co-Host on Entertainment Tonight, Television Host, Author, Journalist, Producer and Entertainer What were your parents’ professions? My father owned a construction company. My mother was a stay-at-home mom for the majority of her life, but she also was...

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Letter from the Publisher: Spring 2020

Country’s Wild (Wood) Child

Your Inner Child is Calling

Re-Envisioning The Motherland

Tranquility & Transformation

A Woman Of The World

Dreamweaver

The Jewel of Her Dreams

Jeanne Milliken Bonds

Nancy O’Dell

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