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Cowgirls :

by Jordan, Teresa
Edition statement:Bison Book ed. Published by : University of Nebraska Press, (Lincoln :) Physical details: xxxix, 309 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN:0803275757 (pbk.) :. Year: 1992
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Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Press, 1982. New preface and updated bibliography added.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-294) and index.

1. Cowgirls from the Cradle: The Rancher's Daughter / Elsie Lloyd and Amy Chubb / Kim Taylor / Marie Bell --
2. Cowgirls Carry On: The Mother-Daughter Tradition / Jerri Wattenberg / Biddy Bonham --
3. Cowgirls and Their Men: Partners on the Range / Carol Horn / Nicki Taylor / Barbara Davis --
4. Cowgirls Return: The Road Back Home / Marion Trick / Martha Gibbs / Tootie Brocker --
5. Cowgirls Alone: A Woman's Place / Ellen Cotton / Marie Scott / Helen Musgrave / Mildred Kanipe --
6. Cowgirls from Outside: The Dude Earns Her Spurs / Linen Bliss / Gwynne Fordyce / Donna Lozier --
7. Cowgirls on Contract: Women Ranch Hands / Maggie Howell / Marcia Brazell / Melody Harding --
8. Cowgirls and the Crowd: The Early Years --
Wild West and Rodeo, 1885-1941 / A Brief History / Pearl Mason / Tad Lucas / Alice Greenough Orr / Fern Sawyer --
9. Cowgirls and the Crowd: The Recent Years --
The Girls Rodeo Association, 1942-1981 / Jan Edmonson / Kathy Kennedy / Becky Fuchs.

Twenty-eight oral histories of American women together with photographs and a historical overview create a portrait of the cowgirl.

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