Eulalia Bourne

Eulalia Collins was born on a homestead in West Texas, Bourne claimed that she had married Ernest John Dougherty, who died in 1919, though his death certificate lists him as single. In 1941, the paper won a "Blue Ribbon" award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. In 1951, Bourne moved to GF Bar Ranch on Copper Creek, east of Mammoth. In 1957, she retired from teaching. She went on to write three books. Eulalia Bourne died on her ranch May 1, 1984 at 91 years of age.{{cite web|url=https://parentseyes.arizona.edu/node/936 |title= 'Sister' Bourne; pioneer, teacher, rancher, author dies at Bar GF ranch == Teaching philosophy ==

Bourne had some radical ideas for the time. Teachers were expected to work to assimilate Mexican-American students and track them for manual labor careers. However, Bourne rejected this idea, as can be seen through her creation of The Little Cowpuncher and her interviews and literature. Bourne also rejected the idea of only speaking English in the classroom, which was the state law at the time. In the late 1930's, she even produced a Spanish-language Christmas play. Bourne also believed that students should be paid to go to school. == Honors and awards ==

• 1973-1974: Arizona Press Woman of the Year • 1974: Norman Cousins Award from Society of Southwestern Writers • 1975: Distinguished Citizen Award from the University of Arizona Alumni Association • 1987: Arizona Women's Hall of Fame ==Books by Eulalia Bourne==

• ''Woman in Levi's'', University of Arizona Press, 1967. Online Version • Nine Months Is a Year: Teaching at Baboquivari School. University of Arizona Press, 1969. Online Version • Ranch Schoolteacher, University of Arizona Press, 1974. • The Blue Colt, Flagstaff, Northland Press, 1979. ==References==