"Oh, You Cowgirl!" A Documentary Film

"Oh, You Cowgirl!"

A Soon to be released documentary film about the unsung heroes of the American West. 

   A new documentary film and book by Shirley Morris is soon to be released and will focus on a very special time in our history, early in the 20th century when women came West to homestead and ranch. Some had extraordinary talent and became the first professional women athletes in the new American sport called rodeo. These cowgirls participated, many times winning in head to head competition with the cowboys as saddle bronc riders, steer wrestlers, trick riders and trick ropers.

    Few know the true story or history of the American Cowgirl. They were about 600 strong. Some were better known and some were better Cowgirls. All were bonded to each other and a common goal - To win! They were fierce competitors in rodeo arena's coast to coast and many were making a fantastic amount of money. Then, on a crisp September morning in 1929 one of the brightest stars in the rodeo world stepped into the arena at the Pendleton Round-Up and boarded the saddle bronc, Black Cat. Bonnie McCarroll's fateful ride that day would  help change the course of history for more than seven decades to come.

    This is the story of The Buckin' Horse Suffragettes. The Rodeo Cowgirls - women who worked and played and paid in blood and have left a legacy so richly steeped in All-American Lore you wonder if it could be true or just the imagination of little girls needing heroes and longing for the life of a cowgirl.

This is a true story and it's come full circle.