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Mary Alice Stout: Teacher, Administrator, Entrepreneur, Landyke

Mary Alice Stout: Teacher, Administrator, Entrepreneur, Landyke

In mid-career, Mary Alice Stout left a successful professional job in Tennessee to follow her heart to rural South Carolina and off-the-grid Alabama.

Posted on August 4, 2023 Posted in Lesbian Land Groups, Lesbian-Owned Enterprises, Social and Political Groups Tagged with Alabama, Alapine, Anderson, Botany, Clinton Tennessee, earth-sheltered house, Ellen Spangler, Knox County Education Association, Knoxville, Mary Alice Stout, Mentone, Mountain Mama’s, Science Education, South Carolina, Starcrest, teaching, Tennessee

Ellen Spangler and Starcrest

Ellen Spangler and Starcrest

Ellen from Memorial

After finding feminism and feminist spirituality while living in Florida, Ellen Spangler founded a teaching and healing center in rural South Carolina.

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