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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.
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.
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.
Calamity Jane: Directed by David Butler. With Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie, Philip Carey. The story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok.
Mar 12, 2024 · You would be forgiven in describing Calamity Jane as an iconoclast whose flouting of 19th-century female mores launched her into exceptional fame and fortune in a male-dominated...
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.
Calamity Jane, one of the rowdiest and adventurous women in the Old West, was a frontierswoman and professional scout, who was known for her being a friend to Wild Bill Hickok and appearing in Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show.
Dec 3, 2010 · Calamity Jane, the legendary frontierswoman, lived her final days in a world of saloons, dance halls, and brothels. It wasn't so different from her youth.
With a reputation for being one of the most adventurous and foul-mouthed women in the Old West, Calamity Jane has fascinated American history buffs for over 170 years. 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.
Jan 29, 2020 · Trying to separate fact from fiction in the life of the legendary Calamity Jane is about as difficult as trying to prospect for gold on the Staked Plains or trying to walk straight when drunk as a skunk.
