Women’s History Month: Sandra Day O’Connor

The first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court is also a member of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame! Sandra Day O’Connor grew up on her parents’ cattle ranch in Arizona. During the school year, she lived with her grandmother in El Paso, Texas,...

Women’s History Month: Mary Cassatt

When someone mentions impressionist art, typically a person thinks about the male artists who created a stir on the scene in France in the 1870s with their unconventional paintings. One American woman would join them and create some of the most memorable paintings of...

Women’s History Month: Sacagawea

I was discussing with my daughter this series about women in American history and asked if there were women she felt would be important to include. She reminded me of our heroine from today, and I am so glad she did. Lewis and Clark are often lauded for their...

Women’s History Month: Belle da Costa Greene

At the turn of the 20th Century, the United States was still very much segregated. Laws were prevalent in the South to keep Blacks and Whites from intermixing. Racism led to informally practiced separation of races in the North. When Belle Marion Greener’s mother...