American National CattleWomen Records 1951-1995

Lyman, Mary D.

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American National CattleWomen

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A group of fifteen women met at the Four Bar Ranch near Douglas, Arizona, in October 1939 to form the Cow Belles, an organization to help promote the beef industry and friendship among cattle people. By 1951 ten state-wide organizations had been formed, leading to the development of a national organization. At the annual American National Cattlemen's Association convention in San Francisco in January 1951, Mary Louise Lynam was elected organizing chair and during the ANCA's 1952 convention in Fo...