thumb|upright|Rodeo Cowgirl by C.M. Russell thumb|Fannie Sperry Steele, Champion lady bucking horse rider, Winnipeg Stampede, 1913 The history of women in the West, and women who worked on cattle ranches in particular, is not as well documented as is that of men. Institutions such as the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in modern years have attempted to gather and document the contributions of women.
thumb|upright|Rodeo Cowgirl by C.M Russell thumb|Fannie Sperry Steele, Champion lady bucking horse rider, Winnipeg Stampede, 1913 The history of women in the West, and women who worked on cattle ranches in particular, is not as well documented as is that of men. Institutions such as the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in modern years have attempted to gather and document the contributions of women.