1. Diana O’Toole

2.  i> http://www.cowgirls.com/dream/cowgal s/oakley.htm

3. legendsofamerica.com

4. By 1873 she owned a herd of more than 10,000 cattle. She was said to be the only woman known to have led a cattle drive. http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2010/04/20/ margaret-heffernan-borland-rancher-and- woman-trail-driver/

5. http://www.biography.com/people/calamity-jane-9234950

7. http://www.sptddog.com/sotp/parkhurst.html Charley ParkhurstCharley Parkhurst One of the earliest drivers of stage coaches

8. http://www.legendsofamerica.com

11. Well known woman who wrote of her adventures from living in the Western Frontier.

12. http://ouraustin.com/lizzie.htm Lizzie Johnson Williams Texas Cattle Queen Teacher, Writer, Investor, Rancher First Generation of the Shelton Family in Austin 1845 - 1924

13. " Stagecoach" Mary Fields moved to the Great Falls, Montana area. Fields was the first female African American carrier for the mail service in Montana. She also owned several businesses in Cascade County Montana and drove the stagecoach, which is where her nickname originated.. Fields was an extremely popular person in Virginia City, Montana, so much so, that a Virginia City ordinance was enacted that made it legal for her to enter a saloon, a place forbidden by law to any other self-respecting woman. <http://www.legendsofamerica.com

14.  Nellie Cashman--The Angel of Tombstone Described by her biographer, "Pretty as a Victorian cameo and, when necessary, tougher than two-penny nails," the extraordinary Nellie Cashman wandered frontier mining camps of the 1800s seeking gold, silver and a way to help others Nellie Cashman--The Angel of Tombstone http://www.legendsofamerica.com

15. Coming to Texas as a young bride in 1850, Nancy Kelly was a fearless woman who raised her children on a remote ranch. It was difficult to even get water from the spring without taking a gun for fear Indians were hiding close by.

16.  Women of the Shooting Iron Ms. Miller, a Deputy United States Marshall in the 1890's, had the reputation of being a fearless and efficient officer. It was said that she was a "young woman of prepossessing appearance, wears a cowboy hat and is always adorned with a pistol belt full of cartridges and a dangerous looking Colt pistol which she knows how to use." Women of the Shooting Iron http://www.legendsofamerica.com

17. Disguised as a man, Cathay Williams was the first female Buffalo soldier. She enlisted in the 38 th US Infantry as William Cathay. http://www.legendsofamerica.com

18. http://westerntrips.blogspot.com/2011/05/yuma-territorial-prison-and- female.html http://westerntrips.blogspot.com/2011/05/yuma-territorial-prison-and- female.html The Arizona female stagecoach robber who served time in the Yuma Territorial Prison.

19. Belle Starr- The notorious outlaw and friend of the James and Younger brothers http://westernhistory.hubpages.com/hub/Frontier-Women-of-the http://westernhistory.hubpages.com/hub/Frontier-Women-of-the American-West

21. Libbie Custer -The wife of Gen. George Armstrong Custer who lived in many frontier military forts and spent her last years defending her husband's name. http://westernhistory.hubpages.com/hub/Frontier-Women-of- the-American-West

22. There have been hundreds of women that contributed to the history of the Wild West. This presentation only focused on a few that made the Wild West what it was.

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24. " Petticoats & Pistols » Margaret Heffernan Borland: Rancher and Woman Trail Driver." Petticoats & Pistols. Web. 28 Oct. 2011.. "Women of the West--Last Updated 07/14/01." The Overland Trail Main Page--Last Updated 12/07/02. Web. 29 Oct. 2011..