Professor Explains the Quilt in Literary Context
![quilts](/about/inside-aamu/news/_images/teaguecharlotte.jpg)
April 04, 2023
Professor Explains the Quilt in Literary Context
The chairperson of the Department of English and Foreign Languages recently gave a
lecture presentation on "Quilts and Literature" at Huntsville Madison County Library.
Sponsored by the Library and the Huntsville Historic Foundation, Dr. Charlotte C.
Teague's lecture dealt with "Women (W)Righting Alabama: Celebrating the Quilt in Literary Contexts."
![quilt2](/about/inside-aamu/news/_images/quilt2.png)
Teague was invited to lecture on the Alabama women authors, and the talk featured
their most famous works and Alabama ties.
Closing out the session, Teague displayed a quilt from her grandmother (below)—discussing the quilting legacy in her family, which began on General Joe Wheeler's Plantation in Lawrence
County.
![quilt1](/about/inside-aamu/news/_images/quilt.jpg)
Tiavalya is the daughter of retired English Professor Vertricia Jefferson, and she
is the wife of alumnus Ephraim Joe Befecadu.