Stagecoach Women
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As pervasive as the stagecoach industry was in America for at least 200 years, doesn’t it make sense that at least a few women were somehow involved? Well, guess what, there were far more than a few. Women drove stagecoaches, groomed and shod the stage horses, hoisted mail bags and boxes of gold bullion, negotiated contracts, bought and managed stage lines, defended (with their six-shooters) their cargo from bandits, and robbed stages in addition to their traditional roles as housekeepers, cooks, and laundresses, and oh yes, mothers to multiple children. And usually women’s contributions to stagecoach history were ignored.
Stagecoach Women offers a non-academic, but expansive survey of stagecoach history in the United States enriched by the personal stories of women who contributed to the evolution and success of a captivating facet of American history.
Cheryl Mullenbach is a former history teacher, newspaper editor, and public television project manager. She is the author of five non-fiction books for young people. The American Library Association named Double Victory to its “Amelia Bloomer Top Ten List” in 2014. The FDR Presidential Library and Museum honored her as one of ten authors at their Roosevelt Reading Festival in 2013. All of her books (Great Depression for Kids, Industrial Revolution for Kids, Women in Blue, and Torpedoed!) have been included in the National Council for Social Studies “Notable Trade Books for Young People.” International Literacy Association recognized Industrial Revolution for Kids in 2015.