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Wild Women of the West: Pearl Hart

By Chris EnssMay 24, 2017

Armed with a .44 Colt pistol and dressed in a man’s gray flannel shirt, jeans and...
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Wild Women of the West: Bethenia Owens-Hill

By Chris EnssMay 10, 2017

Fifteen-year-old Bethenia Owens-Hill stared out the window of her aunt’s farmhouse, rocking her infant son to...
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Wild Women of the West: The Bride Business

By Chris EnssMay 3, 2017

Living in loneliness on the plains or in the mountains of the West without female friends...
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Wild Women of the West: Mochi

By Chris EnssApril 27, 2017

In the spring of 1875, a locomotive pulling several freight cars left Fort Leavenworth, Kansas bound...
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Wild Women of the West: Katherine Clemmons

By Chris EnssApril 12, 2017

On February 17, 1894, the posh Chamberlain Restaurant in Washington, D.C., was filled to capacity with...
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Wild Women Of The West: Nellie Wallace

By Chris EnssMarch 17, 2017

Deacon Joe Sleet’s correspondence with widow Nellie Wallace was full of promise for the future. When...
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Wild Woman Wednesday: The American Amazons What it must have been like to ride with Buffalo Bill Cody's show. The ladies in Cody's American Amazons were exceptionally gifted.

By Chris EnssAugust 10, 2016

The mesmerized onlookers lining the dusty streets in Denver, Colorado, in 1913 were treated to a...

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Wild Woman Wednesday: Lozen Wild woman Lozen was one of the most fierce warriors imaginable, using her powers and holding her ground in order to keep the Chiricahua Apache tribe on their homeland.

By Chris EnssJuly 20, 2016

Among Geronimo’s band of thirty-six loyal warriors was an unassuming medicine woman named Lozen. The petite,...

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Wild Woman Wednesday: Stagecoach Mary Stagecoach Mary Field delivered the mail and so much more that required grit in the Old West.

By Chris EnssJuly 13, 2016

A well-traveled trail rests peacefully between the rich forested hillsides around the town of Cascade, Montana,...

Wild Woman Wednesday: Stagecoach Mary Stagecoach Mary Field delivered the mail and so much more that required grit in the Old West.', 'facebookShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Share on Facebook"> Wild Woman Wednesday: Stagecoach Mary Stagecoach Mary Field delivered the mail and so much more that required grit in the Old West. -&url=https://cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-woman-wednesday-stagecoach-mary/', 'twitterShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Tweet This Post"> Wild Woman Wednesday: Stagecoach Mary Stagecoach Mary Field delivered the mail and so much more that required grit in the Old West.', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
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Wild Woman Wednesday: Sister Blandina Sister Blandina is a bit unconventional, but wild just the same. She'd have to be so to deal with the likes of Billy the Kid.

By Chris EnssJuly 6, 2016

With the influx of people to the Old West, towns sprang into existence, churches were formed,...

Wild Woman Wednesday: Sister Blandina Sister Blandina is a bit unconventional, but wild just the same. She'd have to be so to deal with the likes of Billy the Kid.', 'facebookShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Share on Facebook"> Wild Woman Wednesday: Sister Blandina Sister Blandina is a bit unconventional, but wild just the same. She'd have to be so to deal with the likes of Billy the Kid. -&url=https://cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-woman-wedneasday-sister-blandina/', 'twitterShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Tweet This Post"> Wild Woman Wednesday: Sister Blandina Sister Blandina is a bit unconventional, but wild just the same. She'd have to be so to deal with the likes of Billy the Kid.', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
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Wild Woman Wednesday: Winema There are some women who were wild for a cause and you can't help but admire them. Winema was one of them.

By Chris EnssJune 29, 2016

Mrs. Frank “Tobey” Riddle, better known as Winema, was a mediator for the Modoc people, other...

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Wild Woman Wednesday: Lillian Russell She was known as the American Beauty, America's foremost singing star of operettas, and the most celebrated star of burlesque. Lillian Russell was a star to be reckoned with and fans in the Old West loved her.

By Chris EnssJune 22, 2016

It was not so much Lillian Russell’s great dramatic ability or her clear, well-trained voice as...

Wild Woman Wednesday: Lillian Russell She was known as the American Beauty, America's foremost singing star of operettas, and the most celebrated star of burlesque. Lillian Russell was a star to be reckoned with and fans in the Old West loved her. ', 'facebookShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Share on Facebook"> Wild Woman Wednesday: Lillian Russell She was known as the American Beauty, America's foremost singing star of operettas, and the most celebrated star of burlesque. Lillian Russell was a star to be reckoned with and fans in the Old West loved her. -&url=https://cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-woman-wednesday-lillian-russell/', 'twitterShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Tweet This Post"> Wild Woman Wednesday: Lillian Russell She was known as the American Beauty, America's foremost singing star of operettas, and the most celebrated star of burlesque. Lillian Russell was a star to be reckoned with and fans in the Old West loved her. ', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
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Wild Women Wednesday: Cattle Annie and Little Britches These wild gals, Cattle Annie and Little Britches, are a pair of misunderstood teens who just wanted to be part of a gang.

By Chris EnssMay 25, 2016

On the afternoon of August 18, 1895, United States Marshal Bill Tilghman and Deputy Marshal Steve...

Wild Women Wednesday: Cattle Annie and Little Britches These wild gals, Cattle Annie and Little Britches, are a pair of misunderstood teens who just wanted to be part of a gang. ', 'facebookShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Share on Facebook"> Wild Women Wednesday: Cattle Annie and Little Britches These wild gals, Cattle Annie and Little Britches, are a pair of misunderstood teens who just wanted to be part of a gang. -&url=https://cowgirlmagazine.com/cattle-annie-and-little-britches/', 'twitterShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Tweet This Post"> Wild Women Wednesday: Cattle Annie and Little Britches These wild gals, Cattle Annie and Little Britches, are a pair of misunderstood teens who just wanted to be part of a gang. ', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
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Wild Women Wednesday: Lucille Mulhall Lucille Mulhall was among the first professional cowgirls and set the standard for all to come.

By Chris EnssMay 11, 2016

A pair of large, mean steers burst out of the gate and raced onto the parade...

Wild Women Wednesday: Lucille Mulhall Lucille Mulhall was among the first professional cowgirls and set the standard for all to come.', 'facebookShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Share on Facebook"> Wild Women Wednesday: Lucille Mulhall Lucille Mulhall was among the first professional cowgirls and set the standard for all to come. -&url=https://cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-women-wednesday-lucille-mulhall/', 'twitterShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Tweet This Post"> Wild Women Wednesday: Lucille Mulhall Lucille Mulhall was among the first professional cowgirls and set the standard for all to come.', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
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Wild Women Wednesday: Charley Hatfield Charley Hatfield sought revenge for a number of tragic events in her life. She embodies the wild women of the Old West.

By Chris EnssMay 4, 2016

According to the February 8, 1885, edition of the Colorado Transcript, when Charley Hatfield was born...

Wild Women Wednesday: Charley Hatfield Charley Hatfield sought revenge for a number of tragic events in her life. She embodies the wild women of the Old West.', 'facebookShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Share on Facebook"> Wild Women Wednesday: Charley Hatfield Charley Hatfield sought revenge for a number of tragic events in her life. She embodies the wild women of the Old West. -&url=https://cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-women-wednesday-charley-hatfield/', 'twitterShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Tweet This Post"> Wild Women Wednesday: Charley Hatfield Charley Hatfield sought revenge for a number of tragic events in her life. She embodies the wild women of the Old West.', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
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Wicked Woman Wednesday: Annie McIntyre Morrow Annie "Peg Leg" McIntyre Morrow was not a wicked woman, just more so lost. And the story of her life is one of tragedy, courage, and resourcefulness.

By Chris EnssApril 13, 2016

Her name was Annie McIntyre Morrow, and the story of her life and times in the...

Wicked Woman Wednesday: Annie McIntyre Morrow Annie "Peg Leg" McIntyre Morrow was not a wicked woman, just more so lost. And the story of her life is one of tragedy, courage, and resourcefulness.', 'facebookShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Share on Facebook"> Wicked Woman Wednesday: Annie McIntyre Morrow Annie "Peg Leg" McIntyre Morrow was not a wicked woman, just more so lost. And the story of her life is one of tragedy, courage, and resourcefulness. -&url=https://cowgirlmagazine.com/annie-mcintyre-morrow/', 'twitterShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Tweet This Post"> Wicked Woman Wednesday: Annie McIntyre Morrow Annie "Peg Leg" McIntyre Morrow was not a wicked woman, just more so lost. And the story of her life is one of tragedy, courage, and resourcefulness.', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">

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