Women
Molly Brown’s Unsinkable Wild West Rags-to-Riches Story
The Unsinkable Molly Brown is forever associated with the RMS Titanic, the ill-fated luxury liner that struck an…
Women
Big Nose Kate: A Fiercely Independent Life on the Frontier
Down to even the size of her nose, it seems there’s no detail about Big Nose Kate and…
Women
The Many Lives of Olive Oatman, Tattooed Captive of the West
In the summer of 1850, the Oatman family headed west with visions of a promised land in the…
People
The Invisibly Adventurous Life of Josephine Marcus Earp
When Josephine Marcus Earp died in Los Angeles on December 19, 1944, her small memorial attracted little attention…
Women
The Wives of Wyatt Earp, from Aurilla Sutherland to Sadie Marcus
Wyatt Earp spent his Old West career walking the fine line between lawman and outlaw, so it should…
Women
7 Famous Native American Women with Remarkable Stories
Meet seven courageous Native American women who impacted the history of the Old West. Old West history and…
Women
7 Intriguing Facts that Reveal the Truth about Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane was a legend of Old West lore more famous for being famous than anything else. Her…
Women
9 Curious Facts About Annie Oakley, Sharpshooter Extraordinaire
Annie Oakley was no pioneer, but Little Miss Sureshot is arguably the single most famous woman of the…
Women
10 Fascinating Facts about Stagecoach Mary, Motherly Wild West Pioneer
Few women and even fewer former slaves lived as authentic a life in the Old West as Mary…
Women
Soiled Doves: 5 Famous Prostitutes of the Old West
The vast majority of the settlers, trappers, prospectors, and outlaws of the Old West were men. Lonely, horny men.
People
Women of the Wild West
There is not one singular definition of a Wild West woman: the history of the pioneer American West…
Outlaws
Laura Bullion: The Thorny Rose of the Old West
When an 85-year-old Memphis seamstress died in 1961, she was buried beneath a tombstone with three lines of…