Lucille was the best known Western performer of her era and was identified as a “cowgirl” before the term was widely used. She learned to ride and rope on her...
Born in Canada in 1891, Bernice won the Canadian Rodeo Champion High Jump contest in 1911, setting a new record, on a borrowed cowpony. She was a natural horsewoman, winning...
Born into a South Texas ranching family, Blanche was an accomplished cowgirl with a devotion to the sport of rodeo. A champion calf roper, she appeared at all the major...
An all-around champion cowgirl, Fern was raised on a ranch where her father insisted she perform as well as the men if she was to help with the ranch work....
From the Lamhi Shoshone tribe of the Idaho area, Sacagawea was captured by the Hidatsa tribe in 1800, when she was about 12 years old. She lived with the Hidatsa...
Margaret helped found the GRA and served as the organization’s first president. She lived on a ranch her entire life and was an excellent horsewoman who rode in rodeos at...
Jewel grew up on a West Texas ranch, where she learned to rope as part of her daily work life. She began to rope against men in local contests, becoming...
Kathryn moved to Texas from Illinois and married Gene Binford in 1910. Together, they forged a large ranch near Wildorado, stocking it with Hereford cattle, building fences, and farming a...
Jackie was instrumental in the formation of the GRA; she helped to plan and found the association and served two terms as president. She learned to ride on her parent’s...
Sissy began riding horses at five years old and competed in her first barrel race event at eleven. Born in Galveston, she served as rodeo queen for local rodeo and...
