Presenter explores Wyoming’s Rodeo Women August 28
by Sublette County Artists’ Guild
August 9, 2012
Melanie O’Hara will explore the athleticism of early women rodeo competitors on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, in Pinedale. O’Hara’s talk, "Wyoming Rodeo Gals," is presented by the Wyoming Humanities Council and sponsored by the Sublette County Artists’ Guild.
The free event begins at 6:00 P. M. with a reception at the Museum of the Mountain Man. Melanie’s talk begins at 7:00 P. M.. The general public is invited.
O’Hara’s presentation investigates the unique social forces that evolved as a result of Wyoming rodeo gals, the new type of woman in the late nineteenth century who moved out west, rode a horse astride, and became essentially Wyoming’s first woman athletes.
O’Hara’s presentation is offered by the Wyoming Humanities Council through its Humanities Forum. The Wyoming Humanities Council provides public humanities-based programs in partnership with local organizations and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For more information, call Charmian McLellan at 307-537-5488.
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