Category: Women’s History in the American West
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Breaking Trail: Mabel Strickland
Mabel DeLong was born in 1897 and raised in Walla Walla, Washington. In high school, she began trick riding and relay racing which set off her twenty-five-year career. She married Hugh Strickland who was an all-around hand and they traveled together on the rodeo circuit for the next two decades.…
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Breaking Trail: Lorena Trickey
Lorena Trickey was born in 1893 near Palmer, Oregon. In 1917, she joined the Clarence Adams Wild West Show as a trick and Roman rider. One of the stockmen recommended she try rodeo and the rest is history. Lorena began competing in 1918 in Ladies Relay Racing and Saddle Bronc…
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Breaking Trail: Bonnie McCarroll
*Parts of this blog post were originally written for the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum blog series “Breaking Trail.” When you think of iconic cowgirls who comes to mind? I think of cowgirls like Tad Lucas, Mabel Strickland, Lorena Trickey and Bonnie McCarroll! Today, we’re going to explore the life…
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