As a young girl in rural southeastern Kentucky, I remember distinctly hearing my teacher talk about “first of the month-ers,” or people who were out and in the grocery stores at the first of the month, typically with shopping “buggies” overloaded with preserved food. When I looked around the classroom I noticed many of my […]

Amanda Wahlstedt
Amanda Wahlstedt is a student at Wellesley College, where she is a member of the class of 2020.