A quick one for this month's delayed Book Tuesday.
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I hope everyone is staying warm and healthy!
Enjoy
Victorian Society of Aberta
Ranching Women in Southern Alberta
-by Rachel Herbert
Once dominated by large cattle operations covering thousands of acres,
Alberta in the 1880s-1930s saw a shift as small, family-owned ranches
began to dot the province's southern plains. While this era of
agriculture might conjure images of cowboys riding through the foothills
or ranch hands tilling the prairie fields, women, too, played an
integral part in this rapidly changing industry. Ranching Women in
Southern Alberta explores the world of these women, and their efforts to
ensure the economic viability of their family ranches and the social
harmony of their families and communities. Rachel Herbert examines what
life was like for ranching women, who faced a myriad of challenges while
at the same time enjoying more personal freedom than their urban and
European contemporaries. This book pays homage to the brave and talented
women who rode the range, carving out a role for themselves during the
dawn of the family ranching era.