12 Renowned Women of the Wild West
Perhaps no other time in America’s history is as steeped in myth, legend, and adventure as the pioneering age of the “Wild West.” Outlaws, lawmen, cowboys, American Indians, miners, ranchers, and more than a few “ladies of ill repute” emerged in this era, from 1865 to 1900.
Any female settler in the West was a heroine in her own right, but listed here are a few of the more famous (and infamous) women of this intriguing period.
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