Cowgirls of the Rodeo: Pioneer Professional Athletes (Sport and Society)
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Mary LeCompte (Author)
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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. CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
About the Author
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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- Contributor: Mary LeCompte
- Imprint: University of Illinois Press
- ISBN13: 9780252068744
- Number of Pages: 272
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x38mm
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: University of Illinois Press
- Release Date: 1999-10-15
- Series: Sport and Society
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: 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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