Glossary

W : 65 Terms

• Kathryn Tucker Windham
  Kathryn Tucker Windham (1918-2011) is best known for her series of ghost story collections, beginning...
• Winfield
  Winfield is located in northwest Alabama in Marion County. It has a mayor/council form of government....
• Winston County
  Located in the northwest part of Alabama, Winston County is a mountainous county that supported Unionism...
• Wiregrass Museum of Art
  The Wiregrass Museum of Art is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing art, art education,...
• Woman's Missionary Union (WMU)
  The Woman's Missionary Union (WMU), founded in 1888, is a self-governing auxiliary organization...
• Woodland Period
  The Woodland period in Alabama was characterized by increasing cultural complexity and population growth...
• Helen Smith Woodruff
  Helen Smith Woodruff (1888-1924) was an author of young adult and children's books that were popular...
• Woodstock
  Woodstock is located in both Bibb and Tuscaloosa counties in the central part of the state, between the...
• Woodville
  Woodville is located in Jackson County in northeastern Alabama. It has a mayor-council form of government....
• Louise Wooster
  Louise Catherine Wooster (1842-1913) was the madam of an exclusive house of prostitution in Birmingham...