Cowgirl Cocktail
The Feminism Paradox
The paradox of the rough and tumble cowgirl and the girl who embraces her feminism and loves to dress up is one that comes up over and over when talking about the Wild West cowgirls. Their outfits had to serve several purposes. They needed skirts that split in the...
Why Cowgirls?
Why am I so fascinated with the history of cowgirls when I’m not one myself? Five reasons. They were wildly famous and yet, other than Annie Oakley, not many of them are known today. They lived a double life, performing on the Wild West circuit on the same day they...
One of Goldie’s Scrapbooks
Goldie kept many scrapbooks, and this one chronicled her life on the road with the most famous cowgirl of her time, Lucille Mulhall.
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Kay Turnbaugh
I am the author of seven books, on topics as various as the mountain pine beetle, hiking and skiing guides, history, and of course, COWGIRLS!