Trailblazers & Pioneers - National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame - Page 2

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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Trailblazers & Pioneers

Cowboy on a bucking horse performing in a rodeo arena as a crowded stands watches.

Charmayne James

Elderly woman in a white cowboy hat rests her head on her hand, smiling softly beside a weathered wooden door.

Hallie Stillwell

Vintage studio portrait of a young woman with short curled hair, wearing a white off-shoulder dress and a pearl necklace.

Nellie Snyder Yost

Close-up of a man's face in a faded sepia photograph, showing eyes, nose and mustache, cropped to the left side of the frame.

Mary Ann “Molly” Goodnight

Woman in a dark suit and wide-brimmed hat standing beside a horse in a stable, gently holding its reins.

Norma Sanders

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

Elizabeth “Aunt Hank” Boyle Smith

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

Patsy Montana

Cowboy in a white shirt and hat rides a bucking bull at a nighttime rodeo arena.

Thena Mae Farr

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

Vivian White

Black-and-white portrait of a man in a coat with a fur collar, seated and looking at the camera.

Mary Ellen “Dude” Barton

Sepia portrait of a young woman with a bow in her hair, wearing a floral-patterned dress with puffed sleeves.

Grace Ingalls Dow

Portrait of a stern-looking woman in a dark 19th‑century dress, her hair up with a small comb, hands folded in her lap.

Caroline Quiner Ingalls

Portrait of a young girl in a dark Victorian dress with a white bow at the neckline, posed for a formal 19th-century photograph.

Mary Ingalls

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

Annie Oakley

Sepia-toned portrait of a Victorian-era woman in a high-collared, ruffled dress standing beside a draped table.

Carrie Ingalls Swanzey

Black-and-white portrait of a woman with short curly hair, wearing a high-collared dark dress.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Older woman in a plaid dress sits in her studio, painting a horse on a canvas propped on an easel, with a painter's palette nearby.

Augusta Metcalfe

Portrait of an elderly woman in a dark dress with ribbons, resting her chin on her hand.

Henrietta King

Black-and-white studio portrait of Sallie Reynolds Matthews, labeled 1938.

Sallie Reynolds Matthews

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

Dixie Reger Mosley

Portrait of a Catholic nun wearing a habit and a large cross necklace, framed in an oval border. Caption reads 'Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart'.

Mother Joseph Pariseau

Portrait of an elderly woman with white hair and black-frame glasses, wearing a green patterned jacket over a navy top with a red scarf.

Mamie Sypert Burns

Watercolor portrait of a thoughtful woman with short red hair wearing a blue dress, resting her head on her hand.

Narcissa Prentiss Whitman

A woman wearing a white cowboy hat and neck scarf leads a light horse by the reins indoors, smiling at the animal.

Nancy Binford

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.