Scandalous Women Of The Old West: Women Who Dared To Be Different

Detailed profiles of ten amazing women who lived in the Old West. They dared to step outside the traditional roles of wife and mother, and left society’s conventions behind them. These women engaged in a wide range of interests and professions, and their stories will inspire and entertain. They overcame incredible odds to make a place for themselves in their chosen world, despite the sometimes strong objections of both men and women. Each blazed new trails for women who would come after them. We all owe them a debt of gratitude for their strong will and perseverance. Chapter 1 The Gambler Doña Tules. Chapter 2 Stagecoach Mary Mary Fields. Chapter 3 The Sad Story of Two Wives. Augusta Louise Pierce Tabor and. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Nellis Bonduel McCourt Doe Tabor (Baby Doe) Chapter 4 Apache War Shaman Lozen, Chapter 5 Angel of the Miners Ellen "Nellie" Cashman. Chapter 6 Queen of Denver's Red Light District Mattie Silks Chapter 7 Lincoln County War Survivor Susan Hummer McSween Barber Chapter 8 Chinese Pioneer Polly Bemis. Chapter 9 Anthropologist & Society Maven Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons. Chapter 10 Mule Pack Train Operator Olga Schaaf Little Life in the Old West was hard for everyone, but it was especially unforgiving for women. There were no modern conveniences - no running water, electricity, or reliable medical care. While the frontier occasionally offered more personal freedom than the East, it was still a world where many men viewed women primarily as property, valuing them only within the traditional roles of wife and mother. The women in this book dared to live independently, often at the cost of being accepted in their communities. What united them was an extraordinary strength of character, a relentless work ethic, and a resilience that allowed them to withstand judgment without abandoning the lives they chose. In the past fifty years, only a handful of real women have appeared in books or Western films - and the same names are often repeated: Calamity Jane, Annie Oakley, Lottie Deno, Pearl Hart, Big Nose Kate, and Lotta Crabtree. Even their stories, I found, are often distorted or fictionalized to make them entertaining rather than accurate. From the beginning, I knew I wanted to tell the stories of women who defied expectations - those who chose their own paths, often at great personal cost. In an era when women's roles were narrowly defined, the women in this book stood out. They met challenges that placed them outside the boundaries of what society considered acceptable, and they did so with courage and tenacity. A rare few were publicly recognized during their lifetimes, but most were dismissed, misunderstood, or ignored altogether.
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Author/Artist:Pedace, Donna
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