The most famous of Cody’s American Amazons
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Wild Women Of The West: Annie Oakley
The Champion Rifle Shot
Wild Women Of The West: Rosa Bonheur
Rosa’s experience with the Wild West Show would influence her painting. Although she never traveled to the United States, she managed to capture the realist of the western setting as if she’d been a part of it…
Wild Women of the West: Dancer Loie Fuller
Buffalo Bill Cody casted Loie in his Wild West program.
Wild Women of the West: Rosa Bonheur
A famed animal painter and sculptor.
Wild Women of the West: Giuseppina Morlacchi
Giuseppina Morlacchi was the first woman to perform with Buffalo Bill Cody
Wild Women Of The West: Mollie Moses
“Mollie Moses, a disheveled woman in her 40s, sat alone in her rundown Kentucky home, crying…”
Wild Women Of The West: Beautiful Rancheras
Georgia Duffy and Della Ferrell were members of an elite group of Western girls billed as Beautiful Rancheras…
Wild Women Of The West: Kitsipimi Otunna
Like most Native Americans, Kitsipimi decided that being a part of the Wild West Show was a favorable alternative to reservation living…
Wild Women of the West: Ethyle and Juanita Parry
Ethyle and Juanita Parry, also known as the Cossack Girls, performed with Buffalo Bill Cody’s show and were incredible horsewomen…
Wild Women of the West: Annie Oakley
Say the name Annie Oakley and the image of a young woman who could shoot targets out of the sky with…
The Western Revives The Old West
The Western: An Epic in Art and Film is the first major exhibition to examine the Western genre and …
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: 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.