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Plot

Cowgirls tells the story of Sissy Hankshaw, a woman born with a mutation (she would not call it a defect) giving her enormously large thumbs. The novel is a transgressive romp, covering topics from homosexuality and free love to drug use and political rebellion to animal rights and body odor and religions. Sissy makes the most of her thumbs by becoming a hitchhiker. Her travels take her to New York, where she becomes a model for a transvestite feminine hygiene products mogul who introduces her to the man who she will marry, a staid Mohawk named Julian Gitche. In her later travels she encounters, among many others, a sexually open cowgirl named Bonanza Jellybean and an itinerant escapee from the Japanese internment camps happily mislabeled "the Chink". Robbins finally inserts himself into the novel as a character as well. In biology, mutations are changes to the genetic material (usually DNA or RNA). ... A congenital disorder is a medical condition that is present at birth. ... The thumbs up gesture is a sign of approval in many cultures, and an obscene gesture in many others. ... The word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings over time. ... The term free love was coined in the mid-nineteenth century to describe a social movement that rejected state and church interference in personal relationships. ... Recreational drug use is the use of psychoactive drugs for recreational rather than medical or spiritual purposes, although the distinction is not always clear. ... For the Danish youth organization, see Rebel (Denmark) A rebellion is, in the most general sense, a refusal to accept authority. ... The logo of the Great Ape Project, which is campaigning for a Declaration on Great Apes. ... Body odor, Bromhidrosis or body odour is the smell of bacteria growing on the body. ... Hitchhiking (also called lifting or thumbing) is a form of transport, in which the traveller tries to get a lift (ride) from another traveller, usually a car or truck driver. ... For a discussion of the history and current usage of the term transvestite, see transvestism. ... The Mohawk (Kanienkeh or Kanienkehaka meaning People of the Flint) are an indigenous people of North America who live around Lake Ontario and the St. ... Cowgirl refers to a female cowhand. ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ... Jelly beans or jelly eggs are a type of confectionery that comes in many different (primarily fruit) flavors. ... Jerome Relocation Camp The Japanese American internment refers to the exclusion and subsequent removal of approximately 112,000 to 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans, officially described as persons of Japanese ancestry, 62% of whom were United States citizens, from the west coast of the United States during World War... Chink is an antiquated English term for money Chink is a small gap or opening, such as a fissure or crack. ...

"Cowgirls" was a favorite of the late 1970s anarchist hippie counterculture. Robbins writes short chapters filled with philosophical asides and quips (such as noting that because amoebas reproduce by binary fission, the first amoeba is still alive) and often speaking to the reader (chapter 88 begins with the narrator noting that the book now has as many chapters as a piano has keys). Informal but intricate, it's the model of a cult book. Fans will know how to complete the sentence, "ha ha ho ho and ...." The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In sociology, counterculture is a term used to describe a cultural group whose values and norms are at odds with those of the social mainstream, a cultural equivalent of a political opposition. ... Binary fission Binary fission is the form of asexual reproduction used by most prokaryotes to reproduce. ... Amoeba (also spelled ameba) is a genus of protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopods, and is well-known as a representative unicellular organism. ... A grand piano A piano is a musical instrument which is classified as a keyboard, percussion or string instrument, depending on the system of classification used. ... The word key has several uses: Look up Key on Wiktionary, the free dictionary // Instrument or Tool A key (instrument) comprises a moving part of a musical instrument. ... A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific thing, usually a film, television or radio program, though some comic books, musicians, writers and others also gain cult followings. ...

Other references

• The successful 1976 novel was made into a less-successful 1993 film by Gus Van Sant.

1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Gus Van Sant Gus Van Sant Jr. ...

External links

• Even Cowgirls Get The Blues at The Internet Movie Database