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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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COWGIRL Iconic: Dorothy Morrell
“I rode my first horse on a bet,” admitted World Champion cowgirl Dorothy Morrell in 1917. …
Wild Women Of The West: Fanny Sperry Steele
“If there aren’t any horses in heaven, I don’t want to go,” World Champion Saddle Bronc Ride…
Wild Women Of The West: Nellie Cashman
Night had fallen over Tombstone, Arizona, and every restless and rowdy character in the vicinity of …
Wild Women Of The West: Nancy Bragg Witmer
Some women were just born to the occupation of rodeo performer, trick rider and roper, and Nancy Bra…
Wild Women Of The West: Bessie Efner
“I enjoyed the goodwill of the people among whom I lived and was known as the only doctor between Cheyenne and Pine Bluffs.” – Dr. Bessie Efner, 1912
Wild Women Of The West: Lucy Hobbs
“Her place in dental history is secure as the individual who conquered prejudice and precedent and prepared the way for women to become practitioners of the science and art of dentistry.” – Dr. Ralph Edwards’ tribute to Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor, 1955
Wild Women Of The West: Eliza Stewart Boyd
“Wyoming Territory is on the highway to progress. The Grand Jury at Laramie City is partially composed of women.” – Weekly Commercial Herald – May 12, 1870
Wild Women Of The West: Tessie Wall
“Drink that up, boys! Have a drink on Tessie Wall!” – Madam Tessie Wall’s invitation to officers at the annual Policeman’s Ball after laying a $1,000 bill on the bar – 1913
Wild Women Of The West: Winema
Mrs. Frank “Tobey” Riddle, better known as Winema, was a mediator for the Modoc people, other In…
COWGIRL Iconic: Queen Mary Duncan
Rodeo fans at the Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon, in 1928 were thrilled by the prospect of meeting th…
Wild Women Of The West: Sarah Winnemucca
“Sarah Winnemucca, the Paiute princess, has built a schoolhouse at Lovelock, Nevada, where twenty-five Paiute children are learning to read and write free of charge.” – The Ogden Standard Examiner, March 3, 1886
Wild Women Of The West: Lozen
Among Geronimo’s band of thirty-six loyal warriors was an unassuming medicine woman named Lozen.&n…