Badass Women of America

Send us Fan MailEsther Lovejoy was one of the pioneering women in the medical field in the late 1890s until her death in 1967. She not only traveled all over the world helping the sick and injured; not only changed laws regarding health codes but she also saved an American town from an epidemic.Join Kit and Sherlock for the whole story of Dr. Esther Lovejoy.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailBarbie is not a bimbo!  Ruth's intention for creating the Barbie doll was so that girls could role play who they could be as adults.  She wanted the girls to see that they had choices to be whatever their imaginations created.Join Kit and Sherlock for the story of Ruth Handler from her co-founding and managing of what became Mattel toy manufacturer through her breast cancer experience and her second invention and business that helped millions of women.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailHer name is Eunice Carter and she should be in our history books.First Black woman to receive a law degree from Fordham University.First African American woman prosecutor in the United States.First Black woman in the United States to be appointed as Assistant District Attorney.She saw what no one else saw - that the mob was connected to prostitution in New York.  She investigated, prepared a case and because of her work, the biggest mobster in New York was brought to his knees.Join Kit and Sherlock for details about the rise of Eunice Carter and the fall of Lucky Luciano, the biggest mob boss of his time.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailThey were called Donut Dollies, a name that doesn't represent who they were or what they did.Thousands of women volunteers from WW2, the Korean War and the Vietnam War risked their lives to bring a little piece of America to the soldiers in combat.They dogged bullets, landmines and bombings to bring joy, fun and a little bit of home to the thousands of men entrenched in war.Join Kit and Sherlock for the story of these brave women who served their country without recognition and the men who are trying to find them to say "thank you".See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailWe think that all women in the 1800s were demure housewives and mothers but there were some women who took America by storm with their criminal enterprises.In this episode Kit and Sherlock cover three notorious East Coast women gangsters who lived lives on the edge as pickpockets, thieves, blackmailers, fences and financiers of major bank robberies in which the stolen money was never recovered.Join us as we delve into the darker side of women in history.  See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailThe Appalachian Trail is a brutal 2,050 mile hike that travels through 14 states and takes 4-6 months to complete.Only 20% of hikers that start the trek actually finish.Emma Gatewood started her journey when only 6 people before her had completed the trail.  She was 67 years old when she started in May 1955.She reached the end of the trail in September 1955.  Reporters were present as she sang America the Beautiful as a tribute to her quest and the beauty that surrounded her.She saved the Appalachian Trail by becoming a celebrity and bringing attention to the trail's much needed restoration.To this day she inspires people to explore our gorgeous country by hiking.Join Kit and Sherlock for the details of Emma's historic climb through the Appalachian Mountains.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailWe go to work thinking we're safe.  That's what women who worked in the paint factories were told in the 1920s.  It was a lie.  These women were exposed to high levels of radiation without their knowledge.  Their stories of strength and perseverance in fighting the big corporations are inspirational and deeply sad.Join Kit and Sherlock to hear the details of the Radium Girls' fight for justice.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan Mail223 young women volunteered in 1917 to be sent to the front of WWI to revolutionize military communication.These women connected over 26 million calls in 20 months working near the front lines with a speed six times faster than the men they replaced.While bombs and arial attacks from the enemy whizzed around them, they connected critical calls for artillery support, troop movements, and pilot takeoffs, significantly improving the efficiency of the American war effort.Their proficiency in English and French was essential for coordinating between American and French forces.They worked under bombings and gas attacks but stayed strong.General Pershing credited them with accelerating communications, which some believe helped end the war sooner.Join Kit and Sherlock for details about these brave women who not only helped end the war but were instrumental in America granting women the right to vote with the passing of the 19th amendment.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailWe think it was only men who dug for gold and made or lost a fortune during the multiple gold rushes throughout America in the 1800s but that's not true.Thousands of women got "gold fever" and set out to claim their fortune.  Some established businesses, some were ranchers but...some were prospectors donning pants with a shovel and pick axe over their shoulders digging for the elusive gold.These were women with brains and brawn making and sometimes losing fortunes in the Wild West and beyond.Join Kit and Sherlock for more about the women who formed the future of the West.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailWomen behind the scenes is where all the action and work took place at NASA.Men at NASA didn't want to have anything to do with computers.  They considered complex calculations to be "women's work" so they passed the task of learning IBM's new Fortran computer program to Dorothy Vaughan, a mathematics genius.She accepted the challenge and brought NASA into the computer age making the space program at NASA possible.Katherine Johnson was instrumental in sending the first astronauts, Alan Shepard and John Glenn into space.  She also brought the crew of the damaged Apollo 13 back to Earth safely.Join Kit and Sherlock to hear more about these two incredible women.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailAmerican women were not only instrumental in computing complex mathematical calculations for scientific research starting in the 1870s, they were instrumental in launching the space program that we know today.Join Kit and Sherlock for an in-depth dive into the history of how women launched the space program.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailThe Iditarod is the annual dog sled race held in Alaska since 1973.We applaud the women who have competed in this race against all odds while being discouraged by men and encouraged by women.However, we bring light to the cruelty of the dogs that has endured for 54 years.Join Kit and Sherlock for the whole story of the treatment of dogs throughout the history of the Iditarod.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailYou may not know Daisy Bates but we all should celebrate the contribution she made to the Civil Rights movement and especially the historic event in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.She tore down the wall of segregation in schools in the South.  Ms. Bates did what no one had done before.  She was instrumental in ensuring that nine black students, the Little Rock Nine, not only were accepted into an all-white high school in Arkansas in 1957 but that they succeeded in continuing their education.Daisy Bates is an American hero and should be celebrated on a national level.Join Kit and Sherlock for the whole story of Daisy Bates, an American hero.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailThe Little Rock Nine were nine black teenagers who changed history.They bravely went against the hordes of white people trying to keep them from entering an all white high school in Little Rock Arkansa in search of a better education.They were assaulted physically and verbally but it didn't stop them.These kids were the bravest of the brave.Join Kit and Sherlock for the story of desegregation of schools in the South in the 1950s and what these students had to endure to change schooling in America.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailFanchon Blake was a Major in the US Army during WW2.  After the war she joined the LAPD where she was restricted from not only using her skills as a Major but was sometimes reduced to custodial work.When she objected to the rule that women couldn't rise above the rank of sergeant, she was ridiculed until she fought by back filing a lawsuit against the LAPD in 1973.She was ostracized by her fellow "men in blue" until she won her lawsuit changing history for women in the workplace.Join Kit and Sherlock for details about the courageous Fanchon Blake's fight against the LAPD in 1973.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailDo you want to know about extraordinary black women in the history of America?Here's your chance.  Phillis Wheatley proved herself to be a one-of-a-kind American extraordinaire. Her journey starts in West Africa, is transported to Boston and then to London and back to Boston.It's not a pretty story but it's a story of intelligence and creativity exalted and then squashed.It's not an easy story but a story that must be heard because through all of it Phillis' poetry is still studied today.We need to pursue our truth without expectation.Join Kit and Sherlock for the incredible story of Phillis WheatleySee pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailWe promised you in the previous episode that we would offer proof that Steinbeck used the notes of Sanora Babb from interviews with Dust Bowl migrants to write The Grapes of Wrath. Did he miraculously write The Grapes of Wrath in 100 days after two failed attempts or did he write it after receiving the meticulous notes of Sanora Babb? We believe Steinbeck stole Sanora's story for his own purposes.Join Kit and Sherlock for the story of Sanora Babb vs Steinbeck.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailIt's difficult to sum up Sanora Babb's life.  Raised in poverty, didn't attend school until age eleven, became Valedictorian of her high school class, became a journalist good enough to receive a job offer from the Los Angeles Times in early 1929 but when she arrives to start the job she's turned away due to the sudden stock market crash. Where does she go from here?  It's an interesting journey.  One that takes her all over the country, into Mexico and back to Los Angeles to pursue her desire to write a novel about the Dust Bowl migrants and their struggle to find not the American Dream but just a place in this vast country.  Sanora is doing well in her pursuit of collecting information for her novel until...she meets John Steinbeck and her life changes forever - not in a good way.  It's a story that will shock and infuriate you.Join Kit and Sherlock as they unravel the true story of the battle of two authors writing novels about the people ruined by the dust storms and the depression of the 1930s.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailIn 1968, Diane Crump was the first woman to be granted a professional jockey license and in 1970, the first woman to compete in the Kentucky Derby.She fought through crowds of protesters to get to the track.In 1955, Claudette Colvin was the first person to be arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus.  She was 15 years old.Join Kit and Sherlock to hear the stories of these two women who changed history. See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailSarah Rector was only 11 years old when oil was discovered on property she owned.Born in 1902, Sarah was a descendant of a freed black slave in the Creek Native American tribe.  Therefore she was entitled to a land allotment on Indian territory in Oklahoma.It was a lousy piece of land worth nothing...until it produced an oil gusher!Join Kit and Sherlock as they explore the true story of Sarah Rector - little rich girl.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailThis week's episode is about the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky.96 women of rural Kentucky rode up to 100 miles per week on horses and mules delivery books to remote, isolated corners of the Appalachia Mountains from 1935 to 1943.  They are the true unsung heroes of America.Join Kit and Sherlock to hear the story of how it started and how it not only saved some women from starvation but helped thousands of people expand their world and improve their lives.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailBefore Phyllis Diller and Totie Fields, women did not do stand-up comedy.Phyllis and Totie paved the way for women comedians in a male dominated profession despite having to fight their way through personal hardships.Join Kit and Sherlock to hear more about the amazing journey these two women had and how they changed comedy for women in America.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailDo we really know where Mrs. Claus comes from, what she does, who she is?Talk about an unsung hero!Join Kit and Sherlock as they reveal the history of Mrs. Claus.SPOILER ALERT!If you haven't watched the TV show "Ozark" you want to skip 5 seconds between 7:50 and 7:55.  Sherlock let an important plot point slip.  Bad Sherlock!See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailHow did single mothers manage to protect their children during a time when the children could be snatched away from them for no good reason?Not only was there very little help for single mothers in the 1950s, there was also the threat of their children being taken away by people like the despicable Georgia Tann who ran a black market adoption agency for over 20 years.  It is estimated that Georgia Tann stole over 5,000 children.Join Kit and Sherlock for the truth about being a single mother in the 1950s.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailIt's a controversial topic but this episode does not debate the sport of bullfighting but brings attention to the American women who crossed the border to become bullfighters.From the 1950s with Patricia McCormick (bullfighter, artist, secretary) and Bette Ford (New York model, bullfighter, actor) to the 1970s with Raquel Martinez (bullfighter, wife, mother) we celebrate the passion and bravery of these women who fought against all social norms to become who they knew they were and to stand in a bullring to face danger at every turn.Their stories are fascinating.  Join Kit and Sherlock as they unravel the journeys that these women took to stand their ground against a charging bull.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailClara Barton is one of the few women in our history books but is her story really told?She wasn't a trained nurse, she was an administrator who organized medical supplies to the battlefields of the Civil War.  But that's not only what she did.Join Kit and Sherlock to hear the WHOLE story of  Clara Barton.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailIt wasn't just the men who fought during the American Revolutionary War!Some women fought as soldiers, some as journalists, some as spies and some  who rallied to fight against the food shortage by conducting 30 food riots.Do you know who printed the Declaration of Independence?Join Kit and Sherlock for another episode of Badass Women of America who fought to free the 13 colonies from the tyranny of Great Britain.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailMartha Gellhorn was one of the greatest war correspondent of the 20th Century.When she was refused credentials as a reporter to cover the WW2 invasion of Normandy, France, otherwise known as D-Day, she didn't take "no" for an answer.She stowed away on a hospital ship and was the only woman to be on  Omaha Beach on the day of the invasion where she helped military medics tend to the injured and transport them to the nearby hospital ship.She is a true American hero.Join Kit and Sherlock to hear about this badass woman who found her own way to a nearly 60 year career as a war correspondent who risked her life to get the story to the American people.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailMary Ellen Pleasant made a fortune as a domestic by listening to the conversations of the white men of means that she was serving.  She listened and invested making millions.  Then she shared all her millions with people who needed help whether they were slaves running for freedom or women who needed help finding independence.Join Kit and Sherlock to hear the story of Mary Ellen Pleasant, a true American hero.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailLouise Arner Boyd was the first woman to explore the Arctic in the 1920s.Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel - at the age of 63!Join Kit and Sherlock for the details of these amazing women who found a way to make their mark!See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailFlorence Parpart, inventor extraordinaire!  Beginning at the age of 25 she revolutionized health and safety with two very different inventions.Margo Jones was instrumental in bringing professional theater to cities across the country.Join Kit and Sherlock for the details about these two amazing women who should be in our history books.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailFrom the late 1800s through the late 1920s women were a major force in filmmaking.  They were producers, directors, screenwriters and editors.  They were innovative in not only storytelling but in new methods of filmmaking.Then the Wall Street backed men saw the potential of big business and forced the independent studios of the day (many owned by women) out of business.This episode is about the women who made Hollywood and how they were pushed out of the industry.Also, in this episode we set the record straight about Marion Davies.Join Kit and Sherlock for the history of women in the early development of Hollywood!See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailIf you don't know Josephine Baker or think you know Josephine Baker, think again.  The most celebrated American entertainer around the world was also one of the best spies during WW2.Also, one of the greatest spies during WW2 was Virginia Hall.  The Nazis hated her because she outsmarted them for years.Join Kit and Sherlock for the inside stories of these two great American heroes.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailIf you think only men built the railroads, think again.Enslaved black women were "rented" to railroad companies by their "slave owners"  to build the railroads in the early to mid 1800s.Plus women inventors who improved railroad safety and construction in the 1800s.Then both black and white women maintained the railroads during WW1 and WW2 to keep the country moving.Join Kit and Sherlock for this eye-opening episode of almost 200 years of women in the railroads.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailThere have been crazy fads throughout the centuries.Hair PinningRing TurningFlagpole SittingPhonebooth StuffingGoldfish SwallowingPanty RaidsStreakingAs well as flammable fashion fads that have cost lives.What fads are we following today that risk our health?Join Kit and Sherlock as they explore 180 years of the fun and ugly of fads.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailThe story of Ellen and William Craft's escape from slavery in 1848 is epic.  Disguised as a white man Ellen travelled 1,000 miles with her husband acting as her slave in order to obtain freedom from the torment of having no rights to be a free American.Join Kit and Sherlock as they travel this perilous journey with Ellen and William.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailThe stories behind the Statue of Liberty and the erection of the Brooklyn Bridge are more interesting than you can imagine.The construction of the Statue of Liberty didn't happen because of the governments of France and America - it was the everyday people of both countries who helped create, transport and erect the most famous icon of liberty and freedom in the world.The Brooklyn Bridge wouldn't exist without Emily Warren Roebling.Join Kit and Sherlock for the inside story of these two important structures in American history.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailThe suffragettes were not women who only marched with banners in the streets of our country.  They were women who for decades were beaten, imprisoned, ostracized, ridiculed and tortured because they were a threat to the hold that men had on women at the time.Join Kit and Sherlock for the true story of what the women who came before us suffered for our right to vote.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailElizabeth Blackwell and Alice Ball - two women doctors who made history long, long, long before we were born!Elizabeth Blackwell tried multiple times to get accepted into a medical school in the 1840s only to be finally accepted because everyone thought it was a prank!Alice Ball, at the age of 23, earned a master's degree from the University of Hawaii and discovered a new treatment for leprosy only to have it stolen from her.  She died mysteriously at the age of 24.Join Kit and Sherlock as they deep dive into the accomplishments of these two remarkable American women.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailThis episode is about the untold women both black and white who were codebreakers that ended World War II two years earlier than expected because of their incredible ability to break codes and fight the Nazis.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailIn 1917 11,000 brilliant women were recruited by the US Navy to be codebreakers during World War 1 to fight the enemy.  These women were instrumental in saving lives by their ability to crack the codes of the enemy.They were sworn to silence, never to reveal what they did in the war effort. Agnes Driscoll was one of these women.Join Kit and Sherlock as they shine a light on Agnes and her accomplishments.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailWomen who made a difference!Detective Sergeant Marie Owens hired in Chicago in 1889.Detective Lola Baldwin hired in Portland, Oregon in 1908.US Deputy Marshal F.M. Miller appointed in 1891 to the most dangerous territory in the United States.US Deputy Marshal Ada Curnutt appointed to Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1889.These are just a few of the women we talk about in this episode.Join Kit and Sherlock for another exciting episode about amazing Badass Women of America!See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailThe newspaper editors and the public in 1880 couldn't call women investigative reporters - that's what the men were called so  women reporters were dubbed "Stunt Women" and weren't taken seriously until their reports started changing laws, working conditions and regulations.These brave, adventurous women of the 1880s and 1890s became the most exciting reporters as they did something the men hadn't done - they went undercover to find the truth of how people were treated as factory workers, as hospital patients, as patients with mental illness and so much more.Join Kit and Sherlock as they talk about these amazing women starting with the famous Nellie Bly.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailWomen have been inventing for centuries!  Join Kit and Sherlock as they dip into the plethora of women who have been inventing products from ice cream makers to airplane mufflers.Inventions that you are still using today started with women centuries ago.Celebrate the women who came before us paving the way to our success as inventors and entrepreneurs!See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailIt may seem like a frivolous thing but even today women lawyers are forbidden to enter some courts wearing pants!How much longer are we going to be told who we are and what we should wear?Women have been fighting for the right to dress as they choose for 175 years.  Why are we still battling this issue?Join Kit and Sherlock for stories of women who defied the rules to wear pants.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailWhat is a cowgirl?  Ranch hand, ranch owner, Wild West performer, rodeo competitor, horse trainer, stagecoach driver, outlaw, cattle rustler - so many definitions.  But the ultimate definition is that a cowgirl is determined and fiercely independent.In this episode we cover three different kinds of cowgirls.Jo Monahan - socialite debutant turned bronco buster and cattle rancher.Lillian Smith - trick shooter and trick rider who could outshoot anyone and rival to Annie Oakley.Fox Hastings - bulldogging champion of her time who some say committed suicide but we think she may have been murdered.  Who shoots themselves in the stomach when committing suicide and then shoots herself in the head?  Never investigated.  What really happened to Fox Hastings?Join Kit and Sherlock as they talk about these extraordinary women of the Wild West.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailJoin us, Kit and Sherlock, as we share the stories of four women homesteaders in the Wild West.The more we read about the women who came before us the more inspired we become.Be inspired, learn about the Badass Women of America!See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailOver 100,000 single women took advantage of the Homestead Act of 1862 and for the first time claimed land in their own name.These women are not in our history books.  These women were instrumental in developing the West.  These were the badass women who lived in the wilderness so that they could have independence, adventure and claim their part of American history.This episode is Part 1 of the single women homesteaders who braved the wilderness to develop the American West.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailStagecoach drivers had the hardest job at the time.  Blizzards, rain, wind, bandits, and predators plagued their routes.  Driving a six-horse team through the night these women were determined to deliver the passengers, mail and supplies even if it meant traversing unforgivable conditions. Kit and Sherlock talk about two brave women who were the best-of-the-best stagecoach drivers.  Brave and revered by the townspeople whom they provided essentials for living in the Wild West.  Mary Fields and Charlie Parkhurst were the fierce women of the west who linked a connection between civilization and the newly populated American Wild West.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

Send us Fan MailNot every woman in the 1800s succumbed to the Victorian era of rules and don'ts.  Some went their own way - sometimes with good results and sometimes not so good results.Today's episode introduces you to four women who sometimes had good results with their adventurous nature and sometimes not but they all had one thing in common - they lived their lives the way they wanted - sometimes with a gun and sometimes with a deck of cards and sometimes both.Join Kit and Sherlock for the stories of Belle Starr, Pearl Hart, Eleanor Dumont and Poker Alice! See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/