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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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    Desert Rose Luncheon
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    September 16, 2026

    Desert Rose Luncheon

    Female speaker in a leopard-print dress and pink cowboy hat speaks at a clear podium on a lit stage, addressing an audience in cowboy hats.
    November 5, 2026

    50th Annual Induction Luncheon

    From talks and programs to special gatherings, discover what’s happening at The Cowgirl.
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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
National Cowgirl
Hall of Fame
The artists, ranchers, rodeo champions, activists, and trailblazers who shape the West.
2026 Honorees
Woman in a red blazer kisses a large gold trophy at a celebration, with a bottle of Woodford Reserve visible in the foreground.
2026

Cherie DeVaux

Woman in a red blazer leaning on a white-and-blue railing outdoors, smiling at the camera with a U.S.SA emblem on the blazer area (sports setting).
2026

Laura Kraut

Smiling woman in a beige cowboy hat and red patterned shirt outdoors at a ranch, with long blonde hair and red earrings.
2026

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.
2026

Lela Rose

Woman with short red hair and glasses stands with arms crossed in a fabric/leather shop, shelves of rolls behind her.
2026

Lisa Sorrell

Victorian-era woman in a dark military-style dress with medal, standing beside a table.
2026

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

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Entertainers
Black-and-white photo of a woman in a cowboy outfit spinning a lasso on a stage with a curtained backdrop.
1991

Nancy Sheppard

Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and light dress, seated and facing the camera.
1989

Ruth Roach Salmon

Cowboy in a hat and boots twirls a rope into looping lasso moves on a dark stage.
1989

Joan Wells

Vintage sepia photo of a woman in a fringed Western dress and wide-brim hat, sitting on grass in an open field.
1988

Mildred Douglas Chrisman

Cowgirl wearing a white hat and embroidered pants, playing an acoustic guitar beside a wooden-wheeled wagon.
1988

Hope Varner

Black-and-white photo of a smiling woman in a cowboy hat holding an acoustic guitar close to her body.
1987

Patsy Montana

Portrait of a smiling woman in a satin blouse and white pants, seated on a curved stool, holding a wide-brim hat in her lap.
1986

Bernice Dean

Rider balancing on a rearing horse with arms raised during a rodeo performance.
1986

Juanita Hackett Howell

Woman wearing a wide-brimmed cowboy hat smiles while holding a horse by the bridle outdoors (black and white photo).
1986

Jerry Ann Portwood Taylor

Smiling woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a western-style blouse with decorative lacing.
1985

Vivian White

Seated woman in period dress with fringe, wearing a wide-brim hat, resting a rifle on her lap.
1984

Annie Oakley

Black-and-white photo of a smiling woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a satin blouse with a floral brooch.
1983

Reine Hafley Shelton

Person in white clothing is thrown from a galloping white horse during a rodeo, lying on their side as the horse bucks nearby
1982

Faye Blackstone

Black-and-white portrait of a woman in a rhinestone-studded white stage costume with a scarf, looking at the camera.
1982

Louise Massey Mabie

Young woman wearing a cowboy hat and fringed jacket smiles while holding the reins of a white mechanical carousel horse.
1982

Dixie Reger Mosley

Girl in a western outfit and hat lying on grass while spinning a large hula hoop around her body, smiling at the camera.
1981

Rose “Texas Rose” Bascom

Rider in a cowboy hat and scarf rides a bull with long curved horns, smiling during a rodeo moment.
1981

Mamie Francis Hafley

Smiling woman in a western outfit stands beside an ornately decorated horse saddle and tack on a chair in a vintage studio photo.
1981

Lorraine Shoultz

Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a v-neck blouse, capturing a vintage style.
1981

Goldia Malone

Smiling woman in a wide-brimmed hat holding a fluffy cat outdoors.
1981

Bonnie Gray Harris

Black-and-white portrait of a cowgirl in a wide-brimmed hat and fringed jacket, holding a coiled lasso, with 'Cowgirls Hall of Fame' script at the bottom.
1979

Vera McGinnis (Farra)

Black-and-white portrait of a woman wearing a large, wide-brim hat, looking to the left.
1978

Tad Lucas

Woman in western riding outfit with embroidered white pants stands beside a saddled horse, smiling and holding its bridle.
1978

Faye Blesing

Portrait of Fannie Sperry-Steele riding a bucking horse at the Winnipeg Stampede, 1913; caption reads 'World's Champion Lady Bucking-Horse Rider.'
1978

Fannie Sperry Steele

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

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Fort Worth, TX 76107
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