Never Don’t Pay Attention: The Life of Rodeo Photographer Louise L. Serpa

Louise Serpa was a trailblazing woman photographer. The first woman to be sanctioned to shoot photographs inside pro rodeo grounds, she was also a feisty cowgirl with a style all her own. Her work helped make the careers of many cowboys and her story is a classic tale of Western spunk and achievement.

Jan Cleere is the author of four historical nonfiction books, three of them published by Globe Pequot (TwoDot). Her first book, More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women, was a Finalist for the Women Writing the West WILLA award. The Nevada Women’s History Project inducted her into the Nevada Women’s Hall of Fame for her work on Nevada women’s history. Outlaw Tales of Arizona, received a first place award in the National Federation of Press Women’s literary competition. Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers, which was named one of the best books of 2009 by the Arizona Book Publishers Association, and awarded best young adult nonfiction by the same organization. She also writes a column for Tucson’s Arizona Daily Star newspaper, ＂Western Women,＂ detailing the lives of early Arizona pioneers. She lives in Oro Valley, Arizona.