About Elizabeth Catte

Elizabeth Catte is a historian and writer based in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. She is the author of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia and the co-editor of 55 Strong: Inside the West Virginia Teachers’ Strike. Her work has appeared in Belt Magazine, the Guardian, the Nation, and Salon. She holds a PhD in public history and is the co-owner of Passel historical consultants.