Thomas, Heidi M.,

Cowgirl up! : a history of rodeoing women / History of rodeoing women Heidi M. Thomas. - ix, 197 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index.

Recounts how women became involved in rodeos from the late nineteenth century to the first half of the twentieth, describing how some women who learned to rope and ride became attracted to the freedom and the excitement of rodeo competition.

9780762789641 0762789646

2017287606


Cowgirls--History.--West (U.S.)
Rodeos--History.--West (U.S.)
Women rodeo performers--History.--West (U.S.)
Women in rodeos.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Women.
Cowgirls.
Rodeos.
Women in rodeos.
Women rodeo performers.


United States, West.


History.

GV1833.5 / .T46 2014

791.8409