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COWGIRL Iconic: Mildred Douglas

February 11, 2019
When 24-year-old Mildred Douglas rode a steer in the Garden City, Kansas, rodeo in 1919, it was a big deal.  No woman had ever ridden a steer in competition before.  But Douglas was no ordinary woman.  Born in Philadelphia on August 21, 1895, Mildred knew at the age of 7 what she wanted to be...
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