▁associations ▁and ▁acts . ▁By ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁the ▁school ’ s ▁statistics ▁determined ▁that ▁ 3 8 ▁students ▁w ove ▁at ▁school ▁lo oms ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁women ▁w ove ▁at ▁lo oms ▁in ▁their ▁households . ▁The ▁program ▁had ▁an ▁overall ▁positive ▁impact ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁on ▁middle - class ▁women , ▁raising ▁the ▁mor ale ▁of ▁these ▁women ▁and ▁better ing ▁the ▁moral ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Ac com pl ish ments ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁by ▁McG raw - H ill ▁Publish ers , ▁Mi racle ▁in ▁the ▁Hills ▁is ▁the ▁aut obi ography ▁and ▁personal ▁mem oir ▁of ▁S loop . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Leg ette ▁B ly the ▁and ▁rec ount s ▁the ▁forty ▁years ▁S loop ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁spent ▁fighting ▁for ▁the ▁better ment ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁children ▁in ▁Cross n ore , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁▁ ▁In ▁her ▁later ▁life , ▁S loop ▁entr usted ▁the ▁care ▁over ▁the ▁Cross n ore ▁School ▁with ▁her ▁son , ▁daughter , ▁and ▁son - in - law . ▁S loop ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Cross n ore ▁School ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁and ▁died ▁soon ▁after ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nin ety . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁S loop ▁was ▁named ▁America ’ s ▁Mother