Legendary Ladies of Texas
Francis Edward Abernethy, ed.
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Imprint: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
Pages: 240
Print ISBN: 9780929398754
eBook ISBN: 9780929398754
DESCRIPTION
This is a study of Texas women and the conflicting images and myths that have grown up about them. Texas women were activists. They ran ranches, branded cattle, lobbied the halls of the Texas Legislature, led strikes, ran hospitals, preached the gospel, got elected to public office and built major institutions. Women brought civilized life to hundreds of Texas towns by organizing libraries, museums, parks, symphony orchestras, Sunday schools, literary clubs and charitable organizations. Contents: Sister Marna de Agreda, the mysterious Indian Angelina, the "Yellow Rose of Texas" Emily Morgan, the "Weeping Woman" La Llorona, Belle Starr, the "Crying Woman" of San Patricio, the "Goddess of Liberty" statue on the state capitol, Sally Scull, Sophia Porter, Elise Waerenskjold, Adah Isaacs Menken, Elisabet Ney, Mollie Bailey, Martha White McWhirter, "Aunt Dicy," Ma Ferguson, Bonnie Parker, Janis Jopkin, Electra Waggoner, "Babe" Didrikson, and such groups as the El Paso madams, honky tonk angels, and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.
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