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Cowgirls
Narrated by Faye Dunaway It wasn't only cowboys who pioneered the Wild West, there were women too; there still are.
The Cooksley sisters came across the Atlantic from
Harrow in 1906. Now, nearly 90, they live side-by-side on their original Wyoming homesteads.
Fern Sawyer was Champion Cowgirl back in 1947. Today she runs a New Mexico ranch - in some style. Her wardrobe contains 100 pairs of boots, 75 stetsons and a dozen or so saddles.
At this year's All-Girl Rodeo in Texas, the riders use their skills just as their predecessor Tad Lucas did. She earned$10,000 all through the Depression, and she reckons she broke every bone in her body. 'Yessir, those gals sure got guts.'
Film cameraman MARTIN PATMORE Producer MICHAEL WALDMAN Director PHILIPPA WALKER Series editor TIM SLESSOR
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Contributors

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Faye Dunaway
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Fern Sawyer
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Tad Lucas
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Martin Patmore
Producer:
Michael Waldman
Director:
Philippa Walker
Editor:
Tim Slessor

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