Grit, Not Glamour celebrates the contributions of our foremothers who
devoted their lives to farming and ranching related pursuits. Some
embraced their roles; others detested the life; often their
contributions were minimized or overlooked. Readers will meet a
community of spunky, brazen, plucky, (and in a couple of cases
dishonest), hardworking gals who donned trousers, tucked long hair under
a straw hat, nurtured plants and baby livestock, studied the markets,
fretted over the weather, disseminated vital information, scraped animal
dung from their boots, enjoyed a few hours of deep sleep afforded by
hours in the fresh country air, only to rise early the next day and
start all over again. Anyone who has lived and worked on a family farm
or ranch may relate to the experiences of the women who are profiled.
Town dwellers and urbanites generations removed from the farm or their
rural communities, who grew up hearing grandparents' and
great-grandparents' stories, will appreciate these women who may or may
not resemble in any way their foremothers.