Pioneer Woman Museum & Statue

The Pioneer Woman Museum and the bronze statue out front together honor Oklahoma's pioneer women — the wives, mothers, teachers, ranchers, and homesteaders who built this state alongside its men. The 17-foot-tall bronze statue, titled "Confident," was commissioned by E.W. Marland in 1930 and sculpted by Bryant Baker, who beat out eleven other internationally renowned sculptors in a public competition. The museum sits on 14 acres adjacent to the statue and tells the broader story across two floors. Exhibits cover women's roles in the 1893 Land Run, the cattle drives, frontier medicine, education, the suffrage movement, and the modern era. The collection includes period clothing, photographs, oral histories, and rotating exhibits curated by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Free admission, free parking, and surprisingly emotional even if you weren't expecting to be moved. Allow 90 minutes.