Background
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors and documents the lives of women of the American West. The museum was started in 1975 in the basement of the Deaf Smith County Library in Hereford but moved to Fort Worth in 1994. The museum then moved into its 33,000 square-foot permanent location in the Cultural District of Fort Worth on June 9, 2002.
As of 2013, there are over 200 Cowgirl Hall of Fame honorees, with additional women being added annually. Honorees include women from a variety of fields, including pioneers, artists, businesswomen, educators, ranchers and rodeo cowgirls. Women already in the hall of fame include Georgia O’Keefe, Sacagawea, Annie Oakley, Dale Evans. Enid Justin, Temple Grandin and Sandra Day O’Connor.
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