Appalachia Site
	Phyllis Doyle Burns BellaOnline's Appalachia Editor

Grace Sherwood - The Last Witch Trial
Although the trial of Grace was the last witch trial held in North America, today she is remembered and honored as a healer, herbalist, and a good woman with a kind heart.

Julia Tutwiler - Educator and Activist
Into this time of uncertainty, turmoil, and great change was born one who would become one of Alabama's most influential citizens and an activist for education and prison reformation. Julia Strudwick Tutwiler was born in 1841.

Mary Draper Ingles - Courageous Pioneer Woman
Mary's story is one of incredible courage, strength, and determination that is astounding enough to make one think only a woman of 'make believe' could have accomplished what she did. Yet real she was and true is her story.

William Faulkner - Appalachian Writer
William Faulkner was one of the most important writers of the Southern literature of the United States. A major common theme within this type literature focuses on the troubled history with racial issues, the American Civil War, and Reconstruction.