Jana Bommersbach is an acclaimed journalist/author who has been writing for True West since 2003. She wrote the monthly “Women of the West,” profiling women often overlooked by history, and now writes the “Old West Savior” column. She has been Arizona’s Journalist of the Year and holds two lifetime achievement awards. She is the author of seven books, including the historical novel, Cattle Kate. In 2020, she is being inducted into the Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame. A North Dakota chi


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