Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, Belle Starr, Pearl Hart: Toting guns, these women of the Wild West shot down the view that life as a female pioneer was about cooking, sewing, cleaning and caring for ...

The Outlaw Folk Hero Jesse James is a name that resonates with adventure and rebellion. Known primarily as an infamous outlaw ...

Life on the Western frontier often meant harsh living conditions ... she would change her name to Annie Oakley upon joining ...

Their presentation in an "authentic" Wild West show encouraged audiences to imagine these women were real cowgirls ... physical hardships of life on the frontier — the mosquitoes, blizzards ...