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African American cowgirls
Alice Stillwell Henderson
American bison
Author_Sue Young
barrel racers
Bennie Hughes Miskimon
Big Bend
Black Seminoles
buffalo
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cattle drives
cattle ranching
Chisholm Trail
chuck wagon
cowboys of color
cowgirls of color
Dona Estefana Cortina
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female ranchers
forthcoming
Girls Rodeo Association
Hallie Crawford Stillwell
Henrietta Williams Foster
horse trainers
Houston Rodeo and Livestock Rodeo
JA Ranch
Johanna July
Lizzie Johnson Williams
Mexican American cowgirls
Mollie Dyer Goodnight
Palo Duro Canyon
Patricia de la Garza de Leon
Ranching
rodeo queens
Spanish land grant holders
Tad Barnes Lucas
Texas history
trick riders
Verna Lee Booker Hightower
Viola Perry Anderson
wild west shows
women in the old west
women ranchers
Women's Professional Rodeo Association
Product details
- ISBN 9780875659800
- Dimensions: 254 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 27 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Giddy up! You’re about to meet twelve trailblazing women from around Texas. These gutsy gals ran ranches, drove cattle on the trails, tamed horses, faced down federales and bandits, saved orphaned buffalo calves, drove a chuck wagon, performed daring stunts as a trick rider, competed in rodeos, and more.
Prose poems written in the first person and vibrant illustrations bring these historical figures to life: Patricia de la Garza de Leon, Doña Estefana Cortina, Henrietta ‘Rittie” Williams Foster, Johanna July, Lizzie Johnson Williams, Mollie Dyer Goodnight, Bennie Hughes Miskimon, Viola Perry Anderson, Alice Stillwell Henderson, Tad Barnes Lucas, Hallie Crawford Stillwell, and Verna Lee Booker Hightower.
Includes additional bios of the cowgirls, and informative sidebars about related subjects such as the Chisholm Trail and cattle drives, American Bison or Buffalo, rodeos, Wild West shows, what cowgirls wore, how property laws affected women, and cowboys and cowgirls of color. Also included are a timeline, and a map to help locate where the cowgirls lived and worked. Perfect for kids 8-12 who love horses and cowgirls/cowboys, and for upper elementary and middle grade classes studying Texas and US History and Social Studies.
Prose poems written in the first person and vibrant illustrations bring these historical figures to life: Patricia de la Garza de Leon, Doña Estefana Cortina, Henrietta ‘Rittie” Williams Foster, Johanna July, Lizzie Johnson Williams, Mollie Dyer Goodnight, Bennie Hughes Miskimon, Viola Perry Anderson, Alice Stillwell Henderson, Tad Barnes Lucas, Hallie Crawford Stillwell, and Verna Lee Booker Hightower.
Includes additional bios of the cowgirls, and informative sidebars about related subjects such as the Chisholm Trail and cattle drives, American Bison or Buffalo, rodeos, Wild West shows, what cowgirls wore, how property laws affected women, and cowboys and cowgirls of color. Also included are a timeline, and a map to help locate where the cowgirls lived and worked. Perfect for kids 8-12 who love horses and cowgirls/cowboys, and for upper elementary and middle grade classes studying Texas and US History and Social Studies.
Sue Young has been on a horse a handful of memorable times. She is a storyteller, performing songwriter, librarian and educator. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, two cats and lots of guitars.
