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A century ago, women on the East Coast rebelled against gender norms with bobbed hair and hip flasks. Meanwhile, Western women subverted traditional roles by climbing atop bucking broncos. Female [...]

With the rise of the Cowboys’ Turtle Association following the 1936 Boston Garden strike, rodeo contestants finally had representation in the sport. With the CTA came fair prize money, equality [...]

Rodeo has always been king in north central Montana. Prior to 1952, however, the king’s subjects lacked order. A group of cowboys from Roy gathered individuals from across the region with the [...]

In premise, the Rodeo Association of America (RAA) was a great idea. Its formation in 1929 brought about a standard set of rules, allowing for world champions to be recognized in bronc riding, [...]

In the 1700s, horses were often as wild as the West itself. Early cowboys mounted mustangs (descended from stock introduced by the Spanish) and had to “break” them of bucking off riders. [...]

Working primarily in oils, artist Sam Iddings has made a living painting what he knows. “I grew up on ranches, and my dad had me riding colts at a very early age,” he explains. “There’s something [...]

Award-Winning Singer. Professional Pitcher. Smelter Man. Serviceman. Montanan. Charley Pride lived a remarkable life. Hailing from Mississippi, Pride got his first taste of life on the road as a [...]

Somewhere along the line, we came to accept this idea that Montana is a battleground—that farmers and ranchers are at war with environmentalists, as though agriculture and environmentalism were [...]

by Tiffany Sweeney One hundred years. That is the time that the Tenth Street Bridge has spanned the Missouri River in the heart of Great Falls. One hundred years of grandeur and beauty and [...]

From the sweeping plains of Sidney to the rugged peaks of Glacier National Park, Montana is celebrated for its dramatic terrain and diverse peoples. Our stories are as complex as our landscape, [...]