Western Women We Love
Search Options
“Fight of My Life”
“Wink” Crigler grew up as a true child of the Old West-a granddaughter of pioneer ranchers in northeastern Arizona, she learned to ride a horse and respect the land on her father’s White Mountain ranch.
The Mona Lisa of the Range
"Julie Hagen, Wagstaff Land & Cattle Co.,” captured on film near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in 1981 by Jay Dusard.
A Tragic End to a Classic Cowgirl
Was it the sexy cowboy or the opportunity to break out of the "woman's world" that most prompted young Eloise Fox to run away from a convent school at the age of 14.
Song Catcher
The Dakota and Chippewa songs could have been lost forever if not for a pioneer Minnesota woman who decided these American sounds must not be silenced.
Honoring Mothers and Fathers
Determined women are responsible for two of America's most revered holidays.
Queen of Country Swing's Tough Mamas
Honkytonk Sue, the Queen of Country Swing, has been dispensing her sage advice since she first appeared in the June 1977 National Lampoon.
No Compromise with War
When it comes to women in politics, Western women have always led the way.
Railroad's First Lady
If any man in 1901 had been asked about women in business, he'd have laughed and said they didn't have any "business sense."
Medicine Snake Woman
Interracial marriages flourished among fur traders and Plains Indians.