A. Who was the first rodeo cowgirls?

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A. Who was the first rodeo cowgirls? B.While some of the earliest cowgirls were products of the American West, where they learned their skills on a ranch or farm, others came from different backgrounds.C.One had emigrated from Norway, another was a hairdresser from New York, and still another learned to ride horses on a Georgia plantation.D.Attracted by the excitement, glory, and possible financial rewards, this first group of daredevil riders and ropers rose to prominence in the first half of the 1900s.

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B. Lucille Mulhall and Bertha Kalpernik were two of the first rodeo cowgirls.(6) As a teenager, Mulhall rode and put on a roping exhibition in a public celebration where Teddy Roosevelt was a guest.(7) During a visit to the Mulhall family’s ranch Roosevelt witnessed Lucille’s breathtaking ride on an outlaw horse.(8) Impressed by her skill and daring, Roosevelt later inviting Mulhall to lead the inaugural procession when he took office as president of the United States.(9) Kalpernik is believed to be the first cowgirl to ride a bucking horse in serious competition.(10) Around 1900, she rode 100 miles from Colorado to Wyoming to enter the previously all-male rodeo.(11) She won on a horse named Tombstone.(12) She rode him all the way back to Colorado! (13) Roy Rogers named his horse "Trigger" and Gene Autry, another famous singing cowboy, had a horse named "Champ." (14) A year later, Kalpernik becomes the star performer in a Wild West show and continued competing in top rodeos held throughout the country.(15) As true pioneers those women and many others are part of the history and heritage of the West. Material adapted from Milt Riske.Those Magnificent Cowgirls:A History of the Rodeo Cowgirl.Cheyenne:Wyoming Publishing, 1983. ­Sentence 1 As true pioneers those women and many others are part of the history and heritage of the West.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

C. pioneers those

D. pioneers, those

E. pioneers, and those

F. pioneers are those

G. pioneers, who are those

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Answer: B