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MUSEUM UPDATES:
IN PREPARATION FOR THE EXPANSION GRAND OPENING, THE COWGIRL WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BEGINNING OCTOBER 19TH AND WILL RE-OPEN NOVEMBER 7TH WITH A MEMBER ONLY PREVIEW AT 10 A.M. AND A PUBLIC OPENING AT NOON.
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National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
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    The artists, ranchers, rodeo champions, activists, and trailblazers who shape the West.
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    The West lives here—explore what’s on view, past exhibitions, or bring an exhibition to your institution.
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    Trick or Trot
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    October 10, 2026

    5th Annual Trick or Trot

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    November 5, 2026

    50th Annual Induction Luncheon

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    An ornate silver belt buckle reads Girls Rodeo Association 1969 Champion Cowgirl Wanda Bush with decorative scrollwork on a black background.
    Discover The Cowgirl’s collection of objects and archives documenting the West’s most remarkable women.
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National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
All Honorees
Cowgirl in a white hat and pink shirt rides a dark horse around a Coors-branded barrel in a crowded rodeo arena.
2013

Mary Walker

TexasInducted 2013

The 2012 Women’s Professional Rodeo Association World Champion barrel racer, is a Texas native who showed determination and tremendous strength after overcoming a life-shattering tragedy and a debilitating injury: Mary Walker. After months of physical therapy, she became the second-oldest woman, at age 53, to win a world title, capturing it in 2012. In 2016, Walker became the WPRA’s 7th millionaire. As of January 26, 2017, Walker’s career earnings were $1,047,424. She officially retired from barrel racing in 2023.

Explore More Honorees

Woman in a light suit with a flower lei standing beside a framed painting of a cowboy on a white horse in a gallery.
1981

Sabra Lee Humphrey

Black-and-white photo of a row of saddles on stands outside a wooden building, with a young person in a cowboy hat standing among them.
1975

Jackie Worthington

Older man wearing a tan shirt and hat riding a brown horse along a dirt path with green vegetation and straw bales in the background.
1993

Gertrude Maxwell

Come. Be Inspired.

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National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame

1720 Gendy St
Fort Worth, TX 76107
817.336.4475

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