Cowgirl Smarts—it’s a state of mind, not a state of horse.
The stories of cowgirls who settled the West from 1840-1920 are almost too fantastic to believe. These cowgirls bucked all the norms and persevered against unlikely odds in order to live a more kick-ass life. Women today almost universally admire their guts, determination and spirit. They are our heroes and our role models.
The book
Cowgirl Smarts recommends adopting 17 characteristics of Wild West cowgirls that will help you lasso more out of life. Each chapter shares the story of a bodacious cowgirl who exemplifies one of the 17 characteristics and gives you ideas on how you can achieve the same level of cowgirl smarts. These cowgirls’ stories are nothing short of amazing, but be assured they are all true—the result of years of historical research.
Cowgirl Smarts provides life lessons and inspiration for city slickers everywhere.
Cowgirl Smarts is a history book and a self-help book that’s funny too. It’s a sassy romp though real-life adventures of outrageous women. Even if you love your life, you’ll enjoy these
Cowgirl Smarts lessons because they are laced with adventure and surprise endings. Sure it’s history, but it uses enough cowpoke prose and funny morals to make it a great read regardless of age or gender. Above all,
Cowgirl Smarts is storytelling at its best.
Below are some examples of
Cowgirl Smarts lessons. Each has been transformed into a chapter that features colorful and amazing tales about cowgirls who exemplify this lesson.
1. Be tough but revel in your femininity—Why the first woman to be called “cowgirl” refused to wear pants and won rodeo events in a floor-length skirt.
2. Like horses, rules are better when broken—How one cowgirl bucked and bucked and bucked the rules until they let her compete.
3. Act on your beliefs rather than protesting for them—How cowgirls won the right to vote 15 years before women on the East Coast.
4. Dare to be a Cowgirl—How debutantes disguised as men and cowgirls in velvet bloomers used their cowgirl smarts to grab life by the horns.
5. Attack life like a 1000 pound steer—How one woman set the fastest bull dogging time in 1913 that wasn’t broken for almost two decades.
6. Cowgirl Up and pass it on—How three world renown trick riders in 1903 realized their dreams through the help of other cowgirls.
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If you liked the book
Cowgirl Smarts, then you'll love the upcoming books in the Cowgirl Smarts series:
Cowgirl Smarts: How to Kick-Ass in Business
Cowgirl Smarts: The Coloring Book of Cowgirl Lessons (October 2004)
Cowgirl Smarts: A Travel Guide for Finding Your Cowgirl Spirit
Cowgirl Smarts: Successful Women Who Were Raised as Cowgirls
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