Lucille Mullhall comes forward to show what an 18-year-old girl can do in roping steers. — The New York Times, 1904 (image via Wikimedia Commons) In the early part of the 20th century, Lucille Mullhall was dominating rodeo competitions across Oklahoma and Texas. She starred in Wild West shows and produced her own rodeo. Theodore Roosevelt invited her to a Rough Riders luncheon, where she impressed the president with her tales of sharpshooting wolves in the wilderness.
A Woman to Know: Lucy Mulhall
A Woman to Know: Lucy Mulhall
A Woman to Know: Lucy Mulhall
Lucille Mullhall comes forward to show what an 18-year-old girl can do in roping steers. — The New York Times, 1904 (image via Wikimedia Commons) In the early part of the 20th century, Lucille Mullhall was dominating rodeo competitions across Oklahoma and Texas. She starred in Wild West shows and produced her own rodeo. Theodore Roosevelt invited her to a Rough Riders luncheon, where she impressed the president with her tales of sharpshooting wolves in the wilderness.