Miranda Lambert, the latest honky-tonk angel to rock the white man’s Blues, has eyes that haunt you with a stare too old for her age (she’s 28). Her...
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Western Women We Love
“Fight of My Life”
“Wink” Crigler grew up as a true child of the Old West-a granddaughter of pioneer ranchers in northeastern Arizona, she learned to ride a horse and...
The Mona Lisa of the Range
I was teaching photography at Prescott College in Arizona when I met 19-year-old Julie, the daughter of renowned wildlife artist Grant Hagen. She...
A Tragic End to a Classic Cowgirl
You have to wonder if it was the sexy cowboy or the opportunity to break out of the “woman’s world” that most prompted young Eloise Fox to run away...
A Tragic End to a Classic Cowgirl
You have to wonder if it was the sexy cowboy or the opportunity to break out of the “woman’s world” that most prompted young Eloise Fox to run away...
Song Catcher
The Dakota and Chippewa songs could have been lost forever if not for a pioneer Minnesota woman who decided these American sounds must not be...
Honoring Mothers and Fathers
Determined women are responsible for two of America’s most revered holidays. From the East came the push for a national Mother’s Day, while from the...
No Compromise with War
When it comes to women in politics, Western women have always led the way. They did so back in 1916, even before all women had the vote, and in the...
No Compromise with War
When it comes to women in politics, Western women have always led the way. They did so back in 1916, even before all women had the vote, and in the...
Queen of Country Swing’s Tough Mamas
Honkytonk Sue, the Queen of Country Swing, has been dispensing her sage advice since she first appeared in the June 1977 National Lampoon. She saves...
Queen of Country Swing’s Tough Mamas
Honkytonk Sue, the Queen of Country Swing, has been dispensing her sage advice since she first appeared in the June 1977 National Lampoon. She saves...
Railroad’s First Lady
If any man in 1901 had been asked about women in business, he’d have laughed and said they didn’t have any “business sense.” Besides, women were too...