Cowgirls of the Rodeo: Pioneer Professional Athletes

Cowgirls of the Rodeo: Pioneer Professional Athletes
ISBN-10
0252068742
ISBN-13
9780252068744
Category
Social Science
Pages
252
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Author
Mary Lou LeCompte

Description

In this first substantial study of rodeo women, Mary Lou Lecompte surveys the early rodeo cowgirls' achievements as professional athletes, the near demise of women's rodeo events during World War II, and the phenomenal success of the Women's Professional Rodeo Association in regaining lost ground for rodeo cowgirls. Recalling an extraordinary chapter in women's history as well as the history of American sport, Cowgirls of the Rodeo contributes to a deeper understanding of the challenges facing women in the American West and in American sport.

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