Fern Sawyer

Fern Sawyer (1917 – October 16, 1993, also known as Fern Eidson[1]) was an American cowgirl, rodeo champion, politician and inductee into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame and the Rodeo Hall of Fame of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

She was the first woman to win the cutting horse competition at the 1945 Fort Worth Fat Stock Show and Rodeo.

[11] Sawyer was also the first woman to win 1st place in the cutting horse competition at the 1945 Fort Worth Fat Stock Show and Rodeo.

[1][15] In 1963,[16] she was appointed by Governor Jack Campbell to become the first woman to serve on the New Mexico State Fair Board.

[17] She was not re-appointed to the state fair board in 1974 after she backed the opponent of Jerry Apodaca for New Mexico governor.

[21][22] In 1985, she was inducted into the NCHA Members Hall of Fame for her extraordinary contributions to the sport of cutting.

[25][26] The Fern Sawyer Award from the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame was named after her.