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Lucy Maddox looks closely at the public and private lives of the people of Rose Hill

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Cowgirls of the Rodeo Sonia Mainstone-Cotton Lucy Maddox looks closely atIn this first substantial study of rodeo women, Mary Lou Lecompte surveys the early rodeo cowgirls' achievements as professional athletes, 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 as well as the history of American sport, Cowgirls of the Rodeo contributes to a