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Wild Women Of The West: Doctor Nellie Mattie Macknight
“To her fellow students, Nellie was a delicate female with no business studying medicine…”
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Wild Women Of The West: Ellen Nay
This wild woman was recognized by Ellendale citizens as the “uncrowned queen” of the camp…
Wild Women Of The West: Baby Doe Tabor – Part 1
Seventy-five-year-old Baby Doe Tabor was dressed in layers of torn, thread-bare garments that dragged along the ground as she walked…
Wild Women Of The West: Nellie Cashman
The usual gunfire in the near distance was nothing to be concerned about…
Wild Women Of The West: Ethel Berry
“She knew the separation from her husband was necessary, however…”
Wild Women of the West: Isabella Logan
Isabella’s superb culinary and hospitality skills were widely talked about…
Wild of the West: Hannah Clapp
This inspiring teacher had influence that extended beyond the confines of a schoolyard…
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: Stagecoach Mary
Tough as nails as she was, Mary Fields is a testament to how women have changed history for the better.
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…
Wild Women of the West: Belle Gunness
The impact of women on the American frontier in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries should …
Wild Women of the West: L.L. Lucille
The newspaper ad that appeared in publications throughout the city of Chicago in 1861 highlighted th…
Wild Women Of The West: Jeanne Eagels
Actress Jeanne Eagels was an attractive, petite entertainer with delicate features. According to h…
Wild Woman Wednesday: Lillie Langtry
The Royal Aquarium in Westminster, England, was a hub of activity on April 6, 1876. Many members o…
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: 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.