Polly Jenkins and her musical plowboys: a vaudeville valedictory / Wayne W. Daniel -- "And no man shall control me": the strange case of Roba Stanley, country's first woman recording star / Charles Wolfe -- "Do you want mustard?" "Yup!": first lady of banjo Roni Stoneman / Ellen Wright -- Getting the word out: the country of Bronwen Wallace and Emmylou Harris / Gloria Nixon-John -- Rose Lee Maphis and working on barn dance radio, 1930-1960 / Kristine McCusker -- "Reconsider Me": Margaret Lewis Warwick and the Louisiana Hayride / Tracey E.W. Laird -- Home to Renfro Valley: John Lair and the women of the barn dance / Michael Ann Williams -- The voice behind the song: Faith Hill, country music, and reflexive identity / Jocelyn Neal -- The cow that's ugly has the sweetest milk / Rebecca Thomas -- Women in Texas music: a conversation with the Texana dames / Kathleen Hudson -- If you're not in it for love: Canadian women in country music / Linda Jean Daniel -- The yodeling cowgirls: Australian women and country music / Andrew Smith -- Teaching about women in country music / James Akenson