Hall of Fame Honorees - National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame

MUSEUM UPDATES: The Cowgirl will have delayed opening Sunday, September 20, at 2 p.m. due to a private event.

Mark your calendar for the opening of the museum expansion November 7 at 10 a.m. for members and 12 p.m. to the public.

Click here to see what’s coming as the Cowgirl continues is exciting expansion! Click here to join for early access.

National Cowgirl

The artists, ranchers, rodeo champions, activists, and trailblazers who shape the West.

2026 Honorees

Cherie DeVaux

Laura Kraut

Kenda Lenseigne

A woman in a white blouse and a black skirt with white designs stands smiling by a window, resting one hand on her hip in a stylish, modern room with yellow seating and decorative pillows.

Lela Rose

Lisa Sorrell

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

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1988

Vintage sepia photo of a woman in a fringed Western dress and wide-brim hat, sitting on grass in an open field.

Mildred Douglas Chrisman

Woman in a cowboy hat leaning on a wooden fence, holding a lariat outdoors on a ranch.

Stella Cox Hughes

Black-and-white portrait of an older woman in a wide-brimmed hat and dark sweater, smiling slightly.

Mari Sandoz

Portrait of a Victorian-era woman in a formal dress with a bonnet, seated and facing the camera.

Elizabeth “Aunt Hank” Boyle Smith

Man wearing a cowboy hat stands in a field holding the bridle of a horse beside him.

Marie Tyler

Cowgirl wearing a white hat and embroidered pants, playing an acoustic guitar beside a wooden-wheeled wagon.

Hope Varner

Woman wearing a wide-brim hat stands between two dark horses, each on a lead, in an outdoor paddock.

Ruth Parton Webster

A porcelain figurine of a girl in a lavender dress hugging the neck of a white horse with gold-trimmed tack, set against a light blue glittery background.