By Karen Witemeyer
Author Archives: Chris Enss
Chris Enss is a New York Times Bestselling author who writes about women of the Old West.
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Wild Women Wednesday: Carrie Nation
The barroom at the Hotel Carey in Wichita, Kansas was extremely busy most nights. Cowhands and tra…
Wild Women Wednesday: Pauline Cushman
Among the exhibits on display at P. T. Barnum’s American Theatre in New York City during the summe…
Wild Women Wednesday: Lillian Smith
“The California Girl- Champion Rifle Shot of the World” of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.
Wild Women Wednesday: Georgia Duffy & Della Ferrell
Two courageous women of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show captured the hearts and imaginations of fans everywhere.
Wild Woman Wednesday: Lillie Langtry
The Royal Aquarium in Westminster, England, was a hub of activity on April 6, 1876. Many members o…
COWGIRL Fall Reads
We can’t believe summer has come and almost gone already! As the weather cools down, reach for one of our COWGIRL fall reads as you curl up on a fall night.
Wild Woman Wednesday: Olive Isbell
Frontier teacher Olive Mann Isbell came to class armed with two weapons to keep students safe from hostile natives.
Wild Woman Wednesday: Giuseppina Morlacchi
Giuseppina Morlacchi was the first woman to star alongside Buffalo Bill Cody in the Wild West Show. She was a talented ballerina known as the Dancer Dove Eye.
Wild Woman Wednesday: Kitsipimi & Plenty Shawls
Among the many wild women of the Old West were a number of Native Americans. Kitsipimi Otunna and Plenty Shawls were two such wild women who performed with Buffalo Bill Cody.
Wild Woman Wednesday: The American Amazons
What it must have been like to ride with Buffalo Bill Cody’s show. The ladies in Cody’s American Amazons were exceptionally gifted.
Wild Woman Wednesday: May Manning Lillie
May Manning Lillie, also known as the “Princess of the Prairie,” was one of the few women in the world who didn’t think much of Buffalo Bill Cody.
Wild Woman Wednesday: The Cossack Girls
Ethyle & Juanita Parry, known as the Cossack Girls, rode with Buffalo Bill and fascinated audiences from New York to London.
Wild Woman Wednesday: Stagecoach Mary
Stagecoach Mary Field delivered the mail and so much more that required grit in the Old West.
Wild Woman Wednesday: Sister Blandina
Sister Blandina is a bit unconventional, but wild just the same. She’d have to be so to deal with the likes of Billy the Kid.
Wild Woman Wednesday: Winema
There are some women who were wild for a cause and you can’t help but admire them. Winema was one of them.
Wild Woman Wednesday: Lillian Russell
She was known as the American Beauty, America’s foremost singing star of operettas, and the most celebrated star of burlesque. Lillian Russell was a star to be reckoned with and fans in the Old West loved her.