Jan Youren
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Jan Youren is a female rodeo legend from Idaho. She has been inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Jan Youren was 11 years old when she competed in one of Idaho’s first rodeos for women in 1954. She won $54 for 24 seconds of work.
“I thought that was a way to get rich quick,” recalls Youren of Bruneau, Idaho. “It looked like the road to riches, but I’m still on the road.”