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Bootmaker Enid Justin at a sewing machine in the stitching department of her new factory in June 1948. Enid Justin - Nocona Boot Company Collection (BA15), University of North Texas Special Collections. The Lady Makes Boots: Enid Justin and the Nocona Boot Company By Carol A. Lipscomb* “Enid Justin started her career by stepping into a man’s shoes. Now thousands of men are stepping into hers.”—Fort Worth Star Telegram, July 18, 1968 he headline of the local newspaper announced in bold type “Nocona Boot Closing Down: Western legend comes to an end at T74 years.” On August 25, 1999, the last pair of Nocona boots rolled off the production line at the famous factory in Nocona, Texas. That day marked the end of a company whose reputation for producing quality boots was unsurpassed, and it left a small North Texas town without the institution that had defined it for three quarters of a centur y. The histor y of Nocona Boot Company is a shining example of American entrepre- neurship, and its story is made even more exceptional by the fact that its founder and president was a woman. Enid Justin founded the Nocona Boot Company in 1925. Her
Southwestern Historical Quarterly – Texas State Historical Association
Published: Jun 14, 2016
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