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Equal Play: Stories of Women Who Dare

Name: Equal Play: Stories of Women Who Dare
Author: Peggy O'Neill
ISBN: 9780762710645

by Peggy O'Neill, Peggy O'Neil

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Overview

Meet eleven daring outdoorswomen who blazed their own trails in activities formerly dominated by men. In this collection of interview-based profiles, author Peggy O’Neill introduces you to nine remarkable women who reveal - in their own engaging and often humorous words - the unique character and undeniable drive that has led all of them to a life of outdoor adventure.

This book features:

• Lori-Ann Murphy: fly-fishing instructor and guide
• Susan Eckert: founder of AdventureWomen
• Alison Dunlap: world-class mountain bike racer
• Lena Conlan: sea kayaker and co-owner of Crossing Latitudes
• Zoe King: certified professional ski instructor
• Leslie Ross: founder of Babes in the Backcountry and national champion telemark skier
• Laura Ziemer: environmental attorney and mountain rescuer at Mt. Everest
• Amy Bullard: ice climber and climbing guide
• Jody Welch: taxidermist and wildlife artist
• Mavis Lorenz: septuagenarian big-game hunter
• Pam Houston: river guide, author, and outdoor adventure writer

Through their words and examples, these women show even the most humble among us how to live life with purpose, courage, and joy.

Synopsis

From Mavis Lorenz, septugenarian big-game hunter, to fly-casting expert Lori Ann Murphy, to Susan Eckert, founder of AdventureWomen--the women in this book are not only great outdoorswomen, they are women who blazed their own trails in activities formerly dominated by men.

About the Author, Peggy O'Neill

Peggy O'Neill is the outdoor editor for the Helena Independent Record and a freelance writer in her spare time. When not writing about the outdoors, she is outside fly fishing, backcountry skiing, mountain biking ,and backpacking. She lives in Helena, Montana.