March is Women’s History Month. As I was considering this and seeing all the posts on my social media feed, I began to ponder the women in my history. Starting with my mom, Martha Belle Craig ...

October 20-21, the 2023 Women’s Ranch Rodeo Association/Ritchey Tags World Finals Rodeo will take place in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The ladies will compete over the course of two days to determine the ...

Carolyn McDonald finished speaking, her eyes trained on two board members of Circle C Ranch, a Christian children’s camp in Western New York. It was summer 2020, and she’d just recounted her ...

Mary Kidder Rak knew nothing about the cattle business. In fact, she “was terrified when the mildest cow even looked my way.” Yet she spent most of her life chasing after wayward cows, feeding and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Located just 35 minutes from Yellowstone National Park in Paradise Valley and nestled in the shadow of ...

The annual Art of the Cowgirl event has returned. Cowgirls, artists, and western enthusiasts are coming together again to celebrate western culture and the women within. The Art of the Cowgirl is one ...

This photograph of Dorothy Morrell on “Skuball” taken in 1920 is among images in the “Western Women: What Makes a Cowgirl?” exhibition now on display at UW’s American Heritage Center. The photo is ...

The Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls, a trick riding group, performed at the 138th Prescott Frontier Days rodeo. The group, ranging from ages 13-25, focuses on developing integrity, confidence, and grit ...