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   Apr 3, 2013 · The “Bandit Queen,” started her life in 1848 as the charming Southern girl Myra Maybelle Shirley, but grew into a rebellious spirit who guarded her fierce independence at a time when few women...

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   Richard Fox’s Police Gazette had turned her into a western folk hero, “a female Robin Hood and a Jesse James.”. She was dubbed the “Bandit Queen.”. After she left prison, Belle briefly worked in a Wild West show playing the part of an outlaw bandit who held up a stagecoach.

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   Why was Belle dubbed 'Bandit Queen'?

   • She was dubbed the “Bandit Queen.” After she left prison, Belle briefly worked in a Wild West show playing the part of an outlaw bandit who held up a stagecoach. On December 17, 1886, Sam Starr got into a gunfight with an old nemesis Frank West during a friend’s Christmas party.

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   Who was the Bandit Queen?

   • See Courses The “Bandit Queen,” started her life in 1848 as the charming Southern girl Myra Maybelle Shirley, but grew into a rebellious spirit who guarded her fierce independence at a time when few women could. She mingled with notorious outlaws and was herself convicted of horse theft.

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   Who were Belle Starr parents?

   • Belle Starr, "the Bandit Queen," was born Myra Maybelle Shirley, in Jasper County, Missouri, on February 5, 1848. Her parents were "Judge" John and Elizabeth Hatfield Shirley, her mother being related to the Hatfields of the feuding Hatfields and McCoys. Of five siblings, John A. M. "Bud" and Edwin were outlaws killed by lawmen.

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   Who was lady outlaw Belle Starr?

   • Lady Outlaw Belle Starr was called the Bandit Queen and had quite the history with bad boys and gangs.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Belle_StarrBelle Starr - Wikipedia

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   Although she was an obscure figure outside Texas throughout most of her life, Belle's story was picked up by the dime novel and National Police Gazette publisher Richard K. Fox, who made her name famous with his fictional novel Bella Starr, the Bandit Queen, or the Female Jesse James, published in 1889 (the year of her murder). This novel still ...

5. www.history.com › belle-starr-murdered-in-oklahomaBelle Starr murdered in Oklahoma | February 3, 1889 | HISTORY

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   Nov 16, 2009 · February | 3. Choose another date. 1889. Belle Starr murdered in Oklahoma. The outlaw Belle Starr is killed when an unknown assailant fatally wounds the famous “Bandit Queen” with two...

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6. www.encyclopedia.com › starr-belle-1848-1889Starr, Belle (1848–1889) | Encyclopedia.com

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   Confederate sympathizer, rancher and convicted horse thief, who associated with outlaws and made an enduring name for herself as the "Bandit Queen" of the Old West. Name variations: American Bandit Queen; The Lady Desperado; Queen of the Desperadoes; Petticoated Terror of the Plains.

7. www.britannica.com › biography › Belle-StarrBelle Starr | Outlaw Queen of the Old West | Britannica

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   Apr 9, 2024 · Belle Starr (born Feb. 5, 1848, Washington County, Mo., U.S.—died Feb. 3, 1889, near Briartown, Okla.) was an American outlaw of Texas and the Oklahoma Indian Territory. Myra Belle Shirley grew up in Carthage, Missouri, from the age of two.

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   starr, myra maybelle shirley (1848–1889). Belle Starr, "the Bandit Queen," was born Myra Maybelle Shirley, in Jasper County, Missouri, on February 5, 1848. Her parents were "Judge" John and Elizabeth Hatfield Shirley, her mother being related to the Hatfields of the feuding Hatfields and McCoys.