There have been few pictures of this cowgirl circulating on social media. She's Roman riding while jumping over a car, but this isn't the only incredible thing this cowgirl did. Listen to find out more!

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Sources:

Enss, C. (2022). Along Came a Cowgirl: Daring and Iconic Women of the Rodeo and Wild West Shows, Farcountry Press

https://app.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-alice-s/76089208/?locale=en-US

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-alice-sisty-obit-9-12-1/25493525/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-alice-sisty-tough-as-na/25503089/

https://www.facebook.com/dunellenhistoryproject/posts/dunellens-alice-may-sisty-is-a-legend-in-the-rodeo-world-but-i-had-never-heard-o/353299662161461/

Lizzie Johnson Williams is known as the Texas Cattle Queen because she was a successful cattlewoman who drove her cattle branded with her own brand up the Chisholm trail from Texas to sell them in Kansas. Learn more about this pioneering entrepreneur in this episode.

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Sources:

https://americancowboy.com/people/lizzie-johnson-texas-cattle-queen/

https://www.austintexas.gov/blog/elizabeth-lizzie-johnson-williams

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/williams-elizabeth-ellen-johnson-lizzie

Schwartz, H. E. (2013). Lizzie Johnson Texan Cowgirl, Teacher Created Materials Inc.

Mary Fields was the first African American to carry mail on a Star Route for the United States Post Office Department and the second woman to receive a Star Route contract. She was in her early 60's when she started this work. Her story is quite incredible.

If you have a cowgirl you'd like me to focus on in an upcoming episode, please email me chroniclesofthecowgirl@gmail.com

Sources:

• Metcalf McConnell, Miantae (2016). Deliverance Mary Fields, First African American Woman Star Route Mail Carrier in the United States: A Montana History
• https://www.cowgirl.net/portfolios/maryfields/

• https://postalmuseum.si.edu/stagecoach-mary-fields

• https://www.nps.gov/people/mary-fields.htm

• https://montanacowboyfame.org/inductees/2015/5/mary-stagecoach-mary-fields

• https://www.history.com/news/meet-stagecoach-mary-the-daring-black-pioneer-who-protected-wild-west-stagecoaches

• https://www.history.com/news/meet-stagecoach-mary-the-daring-black-pioneer-who-protected-wild-west-stagecoaches

Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to be sworn in to the U.S Supreme Court in 1981, but did you know she grew up on a ranch? Learn more about how she ended up in the Supreme Court in this episode.

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Sources:

Day, A., and Day O'Connor, S (2002). Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest. Random House.

Sandra Day O'Connor: First Woman on the Supreme Court. Supreme Court of the United States. https://www.supremecourt.gov/visiting/sandradayoconnor.aspx

Biography: Sandra Day O'Connor. Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy. https://oconnorinstitute.org/civic-programs/oconnor-history/sandra-day-oconnor-policy-archives-research-library/biography/

The Last of the Saddle Tramps Annie Wilkins rode on horseback from Maine to California after being told she didn't have long to live. This podcast describes some of the high points and perils of her journey.

Sources:

Letts, Elizabeth (2021). The Ride of Her Life.

Martha Maxwell wasn't a cowgirl in the traditional sense, but she had pioneer spirit in abundance and broke boundaries as a self-taught taxidermist, who discovered a new species of owl in the 19th Century.

Please note: Oberlin College opened in 1837, not 1937 as I mistakenly said in the episode.

If you have any recommendations for cowgirls to feature in future episodes, please email chroniclesofthecowgirl@gmail.com

Sources:

• Benson, M. (1986). Martha Maxwell: Rocky Mountain Naturalist.
• Brace, M. M. (1948). Thanks to Abigail: A Family Chronicle.
• McVey, J. (2005). Martha Maxwell: Natural History Pioneer

Muriel MacGregor might not be a famous explorer or a well-known bronc riding cowgirl, but she certainly showed pioneer spirit in her dedication to her family ranch in Estes Park. She was inspiring in her commitment to her family and the MacGregor Ranch. For pictures of the MacGregor ranch house museum, check out my Instagram @cowgirl_chronicler

If you have any recommendations for cowgirls to feature in future episode, please email chronicalsofthecowgirl@gmail.com

Sources:

Pickering, J.H. (2008). The MacGregors of Black Canyon: An American Story.

Prosser, G. (1971). The Saga of Black Canyon: The Story of the MacGregors of Estes Park.

Fannie Sperry Steele was a champion bronc rider and relay racer. This episode tells the story of her childhood and how she got into professional bronc and relay riding in wild west shows, and her life as a married woman.

In this podcast, I talk about the Art of the Cowgirl, as that is where I first learned about Fannie Sperry Steele. This article has a picture of the trailer that I describe in the episode.

If you have any recommendations for cowgirls to feature in future episodes, please email chroniclesofthecowgirl@gmail.com

Sources

• Marvin, D. (2006). The lady rode bucking horses: The story of Fannie Sperry Steele woman of the west
• University of Montana. Fannie Sperry Steele interview, October 22 1976. Montana women's oral history project. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/44/