The discovery of gold in California in 1849, sparked a raging fever in thousands of Argonauts hoping to strike it rich.
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Wild Women of the West: Ethel Bush Berry
Alaska’s frigid terrain was “no place for women, but a determined twenty-one-year-old made the dangerous voyage anyway.
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Wild Women of the West: Dale Evans
She was one of Republic Pictures most popular western stars and is still known as the Queen of the Cowgirls.
Wild Women of the West: Anne Jeffreys
In many of the films actress Anne Jeffreys made for Republic Pictures she played a damsel in perilous situations.
Wild Women of the West: Poker Alice
Among the seat of male gamblers was one woman, everyone called her Poker Alice.
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.
Wild Women of the West: Giuseppina Morlacchi
Giuseppina Morlacchi was the first woman to perform with Buffalo Bill Cody
Wild Women of the West: Ah-Toy
The second female Chinese settler to arrive in California, Ah-Toy was a twenty-year old prostitute.
Wild Women of the West: Yukon Dance Hall Girls
Two of the most ferocious dance-hall girls in the Yukon in the 1880s were called the Oregon Mare and the Grizzly Bear