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Year Inducted: 1976
Home State: TX
Jewel grew up on a West Texas ranch, learning to rope as part of the work. She began to rope against men in local contests, becoming the first woman to compete at the Pecos rodeo in 1929, and was rodeo queen there in 1935. Jewel, with her friend Isora DeRacy Young promoted themselves as the only two cowgirl calf ropers in the world competing against cowboys at a time when there were no women's roping contests.
