WORKS CITED
- Brown , Carolyn S. 1987 . The Tall Tale in American Folklore and Literature , Knoxville : U of Tennessee P . Print
- Brunvand , Jan Harold , ed. 1996 . American Folkore: An Encyclopedia , New York : Garland . Print
- DeFrancisco , V. L. and Marvin , D. Jensen . 1994 . Women's Voices in Our Time: Statements by American Leaders, Ann Richards , 51 – 60 . Prospect Heights, IL : Waveland . Print
- Dow , Bonnie J. and Mari , Boor Tonn . 1993 . Feminine Style and Political Judgment in the Rhetoric of Ann Richards . Quarterly Journal of Speech , 79 : 286 – 302 . Print
- Farrer , Claire R. 1975 . Women and Folklore , Austin : U of Texas P . Print
- Ivy , Diana K. and Backlund , Phil . 2008 . Gender Speak: Personal Effectiveness in Gender Communication , Boston : Pearson . Print
- Leithold , Naomi . 15 March 2005 . “ Audio for Adults.” Rev. of ” . In It's Not Easy Being a Goddess , 15 March , 1311 Barbara McBride-Smith. Booklist . Print
- Lofaro , Michael A. 2001 . Davy Crockett's Riproarious Shemales and Sentimental Sisters: Women's Tall Tales from the Crocket Almanacs 1835–1856 , Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole . Print
- McBride-Smith , Barbara . 1998 . Greek Myths Western Style: Toga Tales with an Attitude , Little Rock, AR : August . Print
- McBride-Smith , Barbara . August 2005 . It's Not Easy Being a Goddess August , CD
- McBride-Smith , Barbara . 1993 . West Texas A&M University Storytelling Festival , Video Recording .
- Martin , Diane . 2004 . Balancing on the Political High Wire: The Role of Humor in the Rhetoric of Ann Richards . Southern Speech Communication Journal , 69 ( 4 ) : 273 – 88 . Print
- Martin , Suzanne . 1993 . Myth Adventures . Storytelling , 5 ( 4 ) : 8 – 11 . Print
- Phillips, Sheila Starks. Interview. 2 June 2010. Telephone.
- Phillips, Sheila Starks. The Lies of Texas Are Upon You!1997. CD
- Phillips , Sheila Starks . 11 Sept 2004 . “ Turkey Vulture Festival ” . In Voices in the Wind Festival Performance , 11 Sept , Canyon : West Texas A&M University . Performance
- 1991 . “Profiles: Teller of Mythical Proportions . Storytelling , 3 ( 1 ) : 22 – 24 . Print
- Radner , Joan Newlon and Lanser , Susan S. 1993 . “ Strategies of Coding in Women's Cultures ” . In Feminist Messages: Coding in Women's Folk Culture , Edited by: Joan , Newlon Radner . 1 – 30 . Urbana : U of Illinois P . Print
- Randolf , Vance . 1974 . We Always Lie to Strangers: Tall Tales From the Ozarks , Westport, CT : Greenwood . Print
- Rev. of The Button Box: Stories About Mama. Barbara McBride-Smith. “Spoken Word Reviews.” Publishers Weekly 14 February 2005: 20. Print.
- Souci , San and Robert , D. 1993 . Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend and Tall Tale , New York : Puffin . Print
- Spoken Word Reviews . 14 February 2005 . Rev. of The Button Box: Stories About Mama , Edited by: Barbara , McBride-Smith . 14 February , 20 Publishers Weekly . Print
- Walker , Nancy . 1998 . A Very Serious Thing: Women's Humor and American Culture , Minneapolis : U of Minnesota . Print