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Breaking the “Grass” Ceiling: Women Ranchers of Wyoming

Posted on October 6, 2025 by lwaggen2

When University of Wyoming graduate student Josie Corbett arrived at the American Heritage Center in 2024 as a Women in Public Life Fellow, she came with a mission: to investigate the “multifaceted contributions of women ranchers in Wyoming to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Oral history, Uncategorized, women's history, Wyoming history | Tagged Agricultural labor, Big Piney, Care work, Cooksley sisters, Eleanor Stepp Johnston, Gender barriers, Josie Corbett, Kaycee, Kemmerer, LaBarge, Mary Budd Flitner, Patricia Frolander, Ranch Life, ranching history, Sundance, Toni David, Women in Public Life Fellowship, Women ranchers, women's history, Women's labor, Wyoming women, Wyoming Women's History Oral History Project | 1 Comment

Rethinking Ranchers and Government: A Fresh Look at an Old Debate

Posted on August 11, 2025 by ahcadmin

For decades, the conventional wisdom has portrayed Western ranchers as caught in a paradox—an industry built on independence that criticized federal regulation while relying on government programs. It’s become the accepted narrative—and according to Dr. Tim Gresham, it misses the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural history, Agriculture, American history, American West, Cattle industry, Ranch history, Uncategorized | Tagged Alan K. Simpson Fellowship, American Heritage Center, beef fundamentalism, cattle ranching, government regulation, Hereford cattle, industry-government relations, Meat Industry, National Cattlemen's Association, National Live Stock & Meat Board, nutritionism, ranching history, Tim Gresham, western history, Wyoming Hereford Ranch | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: ranching history

Breaking the “Grass” Ceiling: Women Ranchers of Wyoming

Rethinking Ranchers and Government: A Fresh Look at an Old Debate

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