Grit, Not Glamour: Female Farmers, Ranchers, Ropers, and Herders of the American West

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Cheryl Mullenbach

Grit, Not Glamour

Female Farmers, Ranchers, Ropers, and Herders of the American West

Cheryl Mullenbach

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TwoDot Books
01 March 2023

History of the Americas; Gender studies: women; Animal husbandry

This collection celebrates the contributions of our foremothers—mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and neighbors—who devoted their lives to farming pursuits. Some embraced their roles, others detested the life of a farm woman; but most would agree their contributions were minimized or overlooked. And the common practice of referring to them as “farmer’s wife” or “farm helper” or “farmerette” didn’t quite do justice to their work.

Men and women who spent their lives living and working on a family farm or ranch will relate to the emotions and exploits experienced by the women profiled. Town dwellers and urbanites two or three generations removed from the farm or their rural communities and growing up hearing grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ stories about life on the farm will appreciate these women who may or may not resemble in any way their foremothers. City slickers who never spent a day on a farm, nor thought the life of a farmer was in any way appealing will meet a community of spunky, brazen, plucky, hardworking gals who donned trousers every day, scraped cow dung from their boots every night, enjoyed a few hours of deep sleep afforded by hours in the fresh country air, only to rise early the next day and start all over again.

By: Cheryl Mullenbach
Imprint: TwoDot Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 221mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9781493060498
ISBN 10: 149306049X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cheryl Mullenbach is a former history teacher and school librarian. As a project manager for a public television station she worked on teams that developed rich content designed to motivate and engage end users. Since her retirement several years ago, she has written five books for young people: Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II, The Industrial Revolution for Kids, The Great Depression for Kids, Women in Blue, and Torpedoed! She is also the author of Stagecoach Women, TwoDot, spring 2002. Her work has been recognized by the International Literacy Association and the National Council for Social Studies. 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. HEr talk at Hyde Park was broadcast by C-SPAN’s “Book TV.”