Among the seat of male gamblers was one woman, everyone called her Poker Alice.
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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Breakaway Roping
Breaking Down The Breakaway with professional roper, Jordan Jo Fabrizio
Kenda Lenseigne, Shooter
Kenda Lenseigne dared to beat the boys to become World Champion.
Elizabeth Poett, Rancher
Elizabeth Poett is an eighth generation rancher on her family's Rancho San Julian.
Quincy Freeman, Designer
Rodeo Quincy is an eclectic fashion brand with a Spanish flair for Western.
Mesa Pate, Cowgirl
A family legacy of tenacity and grit it what propels this young, authentic cowgirl.
Amberley Snyder, Speaker
10 years from the moment that changed her life has proven to be an inspiration.
Wild Women of the West: Charley Hatfield
The circumstances surrounding Charley’s birth were just as controversial as the life she would later lead.
Wild Women of the West: Agnes Lake Thatcher
Agnes Lake Thatcher was the only women who completely captured the heart of Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Women of the West: Carrie Nation
Carrie Nation proved the power women had and helped support the idea that those women should have the right to vote.
Wild Women of the West: Peg-Leg-Annie
The story of her life is one of tragedy, courage, and resourcefulness.
Wild Women of the West: Cad Wilson
What it was like for Klondike Entertainer Cad Wilson and life at Dawson City’s Monte Carlo.
Wild Women of the West: Oregon Mare and Grizzly Bear
Two of the most ferocious dance-hall girls in Alaska’s gold rush region in 1898, were Oregon Mare and Grizzly Bear.
Wild Women of the West: Cattle Kate
Ella Watson, also known as “Cattle Kate,” was a bosomy brunette with a handsome face.
Wild Women of the West: Antoinette Adams
Miss Adams was the first actress to appear at the Melodeon Theatre in Virginia City, Nevada.
Wild Women of the West: Pauline Cushman
One of the most glamorous and perhaps most tragic of the “glamour girls” of the West was also a Union spy during the Civil War.
Recipes for Your Perfectly Imperfect Life
Review of Recipes for Your Perfectly Imperfect Life by Kimberly Snyder, C.N.
Wild Women of the West: Giuseppina Morlacchi
Giuseppina Morlacchi was the first woman to perform with Buffalo Bill Cody
COWGIRL Iconic: Hazel Hickey Moore
You could tell by the way Hazel Elizabeth Hickey Moore dressed when she was growing up she was a cowgirl