"This is a collection of biographies and composite essays of Texas women, contextualized over the course of history to include subjects that reflect the enormou

Winner, 2020 Liz Carpenter Award For Best Book on the History of Women The realm of ranching history has long been dominated by men, from tales—tall or true�

Women in Civil War Texas is the first book dedicated to the unique experiences of Texas women during the Civil War. It fills the literary void in Texas women’

Winner, 2019 Liz Carpenter Award, sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) In recent decades, a small but growing number of historians have de

Tells the stories of sixteen women who drove cattle up the trail from Texas during the last half of the nineteenth century.