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  1. Martha Jane Canary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. [2] [3] [4] In addition to many exploits, she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok.

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Calamity Jane was a woman of the Wild West renowned for her sharp-shooting, whiskey-swilling and cross-dressing ways – but also for her kindness towards others. Updated: Jul 6, 2020....

  3. Jan 12, 2022 · Better known by her nickname ‘Calamity Jane’, the legendary Martha Jane Canary was famed as a sharp-shooting, tobacco-spitting, whisky-guzzling and foul-mouthed reprobate who regularly wore men’s clothes and engaged in fearsome gunfights in mid-19th century America’s Wild West.

  4. May 23, 2024 · Calamity Jane (born May 1, 1852?, near Princeton, Mo.?, U.S.—died Aug. 1, 1903, Terry, near Deadwood, S.D.) was a legendary American frontierswoman whose name was often linked with that of Wild Bill Hickok.

  5. Jun 13, 2019 · Calamity Jane (born Martha Jane Cannary; 1852August 1, 1903) was a controversial figure in the Wild West whose adventures and exploits are shrouded in mystery, legend, and self-promotion.

  6. Mar 12, 2024 · Calamity Jane—born Martha Jane Canaryis a legend of the American West. But was she a gunslinger? An Army scout? A rider for the Pony Express?

  7. Jun 16, 2024 · Legendary sharpshooter and scout Calamity Jane gained infamy for her gunslinging exploits alongside Wild Bill Hickok in Deadwood during the 1870s.

  8. Jun 11, 2018 · Martha Jane Cannary, known as Calamity Jane (1852-1903), was a notorious American frontier woman in the days of the Wild West. As unconventional and wild as the territory she roamed, she has become a legend. The most likely date of Jane Cannary's birth is May 1, 1852, probably at Princeton, Mo.

  9. She was known to be a sharp-shooter, a whiskey lover and an early adopter of men's fashion at a time when women were largely confined to strict codes of dress and conduct. But who was Calamity Jane and where did she come from?

  10. May 17, 2022 · A skilled sharpshooter who was equally skilled in the art of profanity, Calamity Jane is a Deadwood legend. But who was the real woman behind the icon?

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