Jennifer Goble Ph.D

Rural Women Stoires

Rural Women ... Rural Stories

  • Home
  • Rural Women’s Stories
  • Blog
    • Counseling
    • Rural Stories
    • Rural Women
    • Dr. J’s personal stories
  • Newspaper
  • About Me
  • Book
  • Contact

Welcome to stories about rural women; women who live or grew up in small towns, farms, and ranches across America. The stories are mainly obtained from interviews and written as spoken by each woman. Enjoy and learn. 

 

Rural Women … Rural Stories

PreviousNext

What I Left Behind

What I Left Behind I remember a line for a popular song—“…you got to pick up on one and leave the other behind.” I don’t remember the context of the …

Read More

Have a story to tell?

Rural women are the backbone of our country. We all have great stories to tell. Write your story. Enjoy stories from women across America. Submit often.

Tell Your Story

Rural Stories

Her money defined her

      As I drive through North Platte, NE, I always think of Janene. I didn’t know her well, but she intrigued me. She was a strong woman who knew what she wanted and flaunted what she had. She was brash, with style. She had amazing clothes as well as shoes, jewelry, and handbags. She […]

Sam and the bow of a boat

I had the pleasure of visiting with an artist who was living in a rustic cabin on the border of Rocky Mountain National Park. Her name is Sam. She shared the details of an online art class she was taking. The course required her to use the same subject or object for each assignment, incorporating […]

More Posts from this Category

Counseling

Ahhh–Corona Virus and College … nothing like a chemistry lab online!

☹Paisly McConnell, guest columnist When my grandma asked me to write an article about how the Corona Virus affected my college experience, I did not know what four-letter word I should … [Read More...]

Clarifying choices with chairs

By Wendi Deines, guest columnist Today, my aunt Jennifer, your regular columnist, and her oldest sister, my mom, are headed to Arizona. They plan to join another sister and help their second … [Read More...]

More Posts from this Category

Dr J’s Personal Stories

Attack politics

The past four years have become what my dad, a WWII Veteran, and man of few words, would call communist. I don't know if America resembles the fall of the Roman Empire, Nazi Germany, Hatfields and … [Read More...]

Musings of 9-11

Oil Painting--Incredible Still half asleep, I turned on the news at 7:00 a.m. and laid my head back on the pillow. I heard, "…look back at events that changed America 19 years ago." I immediately … [Read More...]

More Posts from this Category

Have a question to ask or simply need some advice?

Dear Dr J

Recent Comments

  • Jennifer Goble on What we need this CHRISTmas
  • Roy Voss on What we need this CHRISTmas
  • Geri Gittings on What we need this CHRISTmas
  • Geri Gittings on What are you waiting for?
  • Marva on Can Santa and Jesus honorably share a holiday?

© 2021 · Jennifer Goble Ph.D. · Log in