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Meet the remarkable Oregon horsewomen of the ‘Hen Party’

Starting around 1930, La Grande horsewoman Jean Birnie began leading all-female horse-packing trips into the rugged Wallowa Mountains. Nearly a century later, her descendants celebrate the epic landscape and intimate connection with nature that Jean passed on. We look back on this epic adventure story from 2024 as Women's History Month continues.