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Eras of Western Women 1895-1930

Welcome to the era of the cowgirl:

A ground-breaking time in Western history that saw women stepping boldly into the world of rodeo… and never looking back.

Episode #2:
Eras of Western Women 1895-1930

In our second of four special podcast episodes honoring the Year of the Cowgirl, Diane Shober (Executive Director of the Wyoming Office of Tourism) and Mike Kassel (Associate Director and Curator of Collections at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum) highlight:

  • Rodeo trail-blazers Frances, Pauline, and Joella Irwin
  • Bertha Kaepernick, the first woman to ride a bucking horse at Cheyenne Frontier Days
  • Prairie Rose Henderson, a champion bronc rider with a mysterious story
  • Mabel Strickland, often remembered as the “quintessential cowgirl of the 1920s”
  • Cheyenne native Helen Bonham, the first ambassador of Cheyenne Frontier Days

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