Bandera is the 'Cowboy Capital of the World!" There is no disputing that fact, but where would we be without our cowgirls? The mystique surrounding the life of Old West characters always seems to center on the men from those horse and buggy days.

Make no mistake, there were some pretty tough gals around too in those frontier towns.

While their names may not have been making the headlines or book covers they were a big part of the frontier lifestyle.