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Cowgirls of the Rodeo
Pioneer Professional Athletes
Mary Lou LeCompte
Paper978-0-252-06874-4
$27.00
| Pub Date: | 2000 |
| Pages: | 272 pages |
| Illustrations: | 32 Photographs |
Using biographies to describe women’s transformation from serious rodeo athletes to beauty queens and their successful struggle to regain their place--and respect--as the competitive athletes they are today.
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.
Series:
Sport and Society
Subjects:
Sports / Gender Studies / Western Americana / Women's Studies
