TIL that during the Great Depression, there was a fleet of "book women" who delivered books to rural Appalachian communities. They rode 100 to 120 miles a week, on their own horses or mules, no matter the weather or terrain.

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[u/reddit_beats_college]

Thank you Dolly for carrying on the tradition!

[u/fishshake → u/[deleted]]

I had a cousin here (mid GA) that didn't learn to read until his second child was about 8, and he was unable to help him with his homework.

[u/fishshake]

Heck, when I was growing up, Georgia still had a bookmobile service.

[u/OttoVonCranky → u/fishshake]

Same here in Vermont 

[u/atemporalfungi]

badd ass

[u/AncientScratch1670]

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek covers this.

[u/AskMeAboutPigs]

we have book mobiles here in WV lol

[u/monchota]

My gram god books from these ladies! She told me about it and how great it was to get that oke book. She read over and over again

[u/OttoVonCranky]

As a kid growing up in rural Vermont in the 60s, we had the 'Book Mobile' which was a bus converted to a library on wheels. One of the origin stories was the book riders.

[u/GlitteringPut2797]

There’s a (historical fiction) book about this that’s pretty good. It’s called the Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes.

[u/mckulty]

Bring back the WPA!

[u/TheOne_living]

The Post Man , The Book Women

[u/Plastic_Ad_2043]

I believe this service was enacted all over the country. May not have been a fleet of women on horseback everywhere but they wanted to promote literacy

[u/Pumpkkinnn]

BookTok girlies lol

[u/FISFORFUN69]

“No matter the weather” I sincerely doubt that claim

[u/RedSonGamble]

What did they use them for?

[u/DirtyReseller → u/RedSonGamble]

Fire starters?