Pilgrimage to Dollywood

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by Helen Morales · 2014

A travelogue and cultural study of Dolly Parton and her Tennessee, following Morales on a country-music road trip from celebrity pilgrimage sites such as Graceland and Loretta Lynn’s ranch to Nashville, the Great Smoky Mountains, and Dollywood. The book combines travel writing, celebrity culture, music history, and autobiography.

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Dolly Parton turns women’s suffering into a language of hope
The episode examines how Dolly’s songs document abuse, abandonment, poverty, and grief while challenging the idea that feminist practice requires the label.
Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 10m

1 episode featuring Pilgrimage to Dollywood

Dolly Parton turns women’s suffering into a language of hope