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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 sport, Cowgirls of the Rodeo deepens our understanding of the challenges facing women in the American West and in American sport.

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This welcome source offers a fresh look at the history of women's professional rodeo... [LeCompte] combines biographical information about many of the important women who contributed to women's rodeo with the history of women's participation in this sport... Interesting and informative. -- Choice Outstanding ... A forceful and multilayered statement about women in American history. -- Anne M. Butler, American Studies A first-rate work of scholarship. -- Publishers Weekly The cowgirls in this book are not Dale Evans, Miss Kitty, or Audra Barkley. They are the real thing, and Mary Lou LeCompte's book is much more interesting for it. -- Feminist Collections In an age when feminist discourse tends to be buttoned up and serious, Cowgirls of the Rodeo is a lively social history that captures the unbridled exhilaration of freedom. -- Elizabeth Judd, Welcomat LeCompte raises interesting issues about the place of women in athletics, and the experiences of women growing up on ranches... An important addition to the history of the western United States. -- Virginia S. Jenkins, American Studies International ADVANCE PRAISE Get ready for a great ride! Rodeo fans and others will find the lives and careers of these brave, pioneering cowgirls captivating. -- Richard W. Slatta, author of Cowboys of the Americas Fills a major void in the literature on western women... Well researched and gracefully written. -- Glenda Riley, author of The Female Frontier: A Comparative View of Women on the Prairie and the Plains

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Mary Lou LeCompte was a charter member of the North American Society for Sport History and an associate professor of kinesiology and health education at the University of Texas at Austin.

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