Cowgirls of the Rodeo: Pioneer Professional Athletes (Sport and Society)

Cowgirls of the Rodeo: Pioneer Professional Athletes (Sport and Society) by LeCompte, Mary. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780252068744.

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 womens rodeo events during World War II and the phenomenal success of the Womens Professional Rodeo Association in regaining lost ground for rodeo cowgirls. Recalling an extraordinary chapter in womens 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.