Cowgirls of the Rodeo: Pioneer Professional Athletes

by Mary LeCompte

Book Overview

Acclaimed as a foundational study of rodeo women, Cowgirls of the Rodeosurveys the early rodeo cowgirls' achievements as professional athletes. Mary Lou LeCompte follows the story through 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 and the history of American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252068742
• ISBN13: 9780252068744
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"