Historians and students alike owe a debt of gratitude to Agnes Wright Spring (far right), a Wyoming writer and historian who wrote 20 books focusing on Wyoming and Western history.
She was the first woman to undertake many endeavors in Wyoming, including becoming the first female student to graduate with a civil engineering degree in 1913. While studying at the University, she was also the first female editor of The Wyoming Student, the school’s literary publication. Wright-Spring later served as the state librarian, and was the only person to serve as the official state historian of two states – Wyoming and Colorado.
During World War II, she served as the director of the Wyoming Federal Writer’s Project. Wright-Spring was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1983.