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Western Women
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Belle Starr
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Jennie Rogers
Became one of the most successful woman in the 1880's due to the fact that she saw Jack Wood her lover with another woman and shoot him. After he recovered she married him... this shows the strenght of her will -
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American- Mexican War
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Gold Rush
90% of California's population was male.
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Painted Ladies
"Proper ladies" lived in the East. The "proper ladies" thought of the ladies of the west as the "worst type" who participated in paid sex, saloon and dance halls. The men usually outnumbered the women. -
Calamity Jane
American frontierswoman. She was also known for her claim of being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok, but also for gained fame due to the fact that she fought Indians -
Annie Oakley
Due to her role in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, it drove her to become the first American female superstar. -
Wasn't only a man's war
Some women fought in the Civil War - the sterotype of only men soldiers was broken by the brave women, that were not often recognized or fairly appreciated -
The Homestead Act
The Homestead Act opened tons of acres for settlement and civilization. The Act was open to anyone including women, immigrants, and African Americans. -
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Increased Industrialization - Increased female opportunities
Industrialization increased. SIngle women had more opportunities. The population of the country increased. Immigrants began arriving. The middle class began developing. Women were able to participate in social causes and outside-of-the-home jobs. Education for women was debated. -
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Fight for Equality
The fight for equality for blacks and women continued for another 100 years after the Civil War. -
Native American Populations
-Girls wore dresses and skirts like their mothers. The girls played different roles in their community that differed from the men of the tribe. -
Baby Doe Tabor
-traveled west- Horace (2nd husband) - Doe and Horace dragged wagons west over snow-covered peaks with their loads, including a baby daughter. In spring '61, they traveled from mine to mine in western America. They owned a grocery store in Leadville. In 1877, Horace was elected the first mayor of Leadville, CO. In 1878, Baby Doe hit silver in a mine. -
Kansas going dry
Supported by the National Women's Chrisitan Temperance Union, Kansas governer, John St John, implimented that Kansas be the first state in America to "go dry". Kansas even had large saloon activity in their major cities, but the women supported the governor to make this change. -
"Century of Dishonor"
Helen Hunt Jackson forced government to examen the treatment of Indians in the West -
Anaconda Standard
Captain Jakc Crawford stated that Calamity Jane "...never saw service in any capacity under either General Crook or General Miles. She never saw a lynching and never was in an Indian fight. She was simply a notorious character, dissolute and devilish, but possessed a generous streak which made her popular." Wiki
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