When I first began researching rodeo cowgirls for my dissertation, one archivist told me to quit. She said I was looking for a needle in a haystack and I would not find sources adequate for a dissertation on women. Not to be deterred by one grump, I continued looking. It hasn’t been easy, and not … Continue reading Finding Waldo and other Camouflaged Items
Month: November 2015
Leading Ladies Necessary for Oaters’ Success
Magers, Boyd and Michael G. Fitzgerald, Westerns Women: Interviews with 50 Leading Ladies of Movie and Television Westerns from the 1930s to the 1960s. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1999. Many people fondly recall having seen their favorite Western as a kid, perhaps at a local theater for the matinee. In addition, when asking … Continue reading Leading Ladies Necessary for Oaters’ Success
Rodeo’s Deeply Rooted Patriotism
Some of the best rodeos of the season are on the July schedule. True, it is hotter than blazes in some areas where rodeos show during the summer, but it doesn’t seem to deter the crowds, perhaps because of the ice cream, snow cones, and frozen lemonades now available at the concession stands, but more … Continue reading Rodeo’s Deeply Rooted Patriotism
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