Category: Women’s History in the American West
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Breaking Trail: May Lillie
Mary Emma Manning was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dr. William R. and Mary Elizabeth Peak Eager Manning. She was named after her mother so she was given the nickname, “May.” In 1883, May was watching Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West show in Philadelphia while attending school at Smith College.…
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The Life of Kate Barnard
Hey, friend! Welcome back to another post. Today, we’re talking about the life of Kate Barnard – a woman who changed the course of Oklahoma history. Let’s get started! Who was Kate Barnard? Catherine Ann “Kate” Barnard was born on May 23, 1875 in Geneva, Nebraska to John P. and…
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Breaking Trail: Pauline Nesbitt
Pauline Slovensky wasn born in Union City, Ohio on August 24, 1905 to Stephanus Szlovinszky and Maria Kocsco. Pauline and her nine siblings – Mary, Steven, Annie, Andy, Catie, Lizzie, Peter, Joesph, and Aness – grew up on a ranch in Wisconsin. Pauline was the second youngest child of the…
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Breaking Trail: Nettie Hawn
Viola Janet “Nettie” Schiel was born around 1883 in Ohio. Her mother, Rachel Sprague was from Ohio and her father, Wendall Schiel was from Germany. She moved to Los Angeles at some point and married her first husband, Ralph Walter Long on November 22, 1900. She was 18 years old…
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