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• Pearl Hart, aka: Pearl Bywater, Pearl Taylor, Mrs. L.P. Keele (1871-19??) - Hart was one of the only female stagecoach robbers in the American West.

• Josephine Hensley; aka: Chicago Joe (1846-1899) - The Queen of Helena, Montana's Red Light District and one of the city's most prominent business women during the city's early days.  

• Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins (1841?-1891) - The first Native American woman known to secure a copyright and to publish in the English language. Her book, Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims, is an autobiographical account of her people during their first forty years of contact with explorers and settlers.

• Julia Ward Howe (1819-1911) ­ Abolitionist, suffragist, and social reformer, she was also a poet whose most famous work became the anthem, The Battle Hymn of the Republic.

• Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) ­ Early champion of religious liberty and free speech, this midwife was put on trial in 1637 for her outspoken views. The Massachusetts General Court found her guilty of sedition and banished her from the Colony.

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• Zerelda "Zee" Mimms James (1845-1900) - Married to Jesse James, most thought that the outlaw left a wealthy widow, that was not the case, and in fact, Zee had to sell most everything in the household in order to pay the creditors.

• Mollie Johnson - Referred to as the Queen of the Blondes, Johnson was a leading Madam during Deadwood, South Dakota's gold boom.

• Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (1830-1930) ­ Labor organizer who championed the cause of social justice and devoted herself to the struggle against the poors' hours, pay and working conditions of railroad, textile and mine workers.

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• Helen Keller (1880-1968) ­Triumphing over an early childhood illness which left her blind and deaf, she went on to graduate with honors from Radcliffe College and become a world famous lecturer, author, and advocate of rights for people with disabilities.

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• Lillie Langtry, aka: Emilie Charlotte Le Breton (1853-1929) - One of the most famous actresses of the 19th century.

• Marie LaVeau (1796?-1863?) - African-American Voodoo Queen of New Orleans and famous herbalist.

• Lozen, aka, "Dextrous Horse Thief" (1840-1887) - The sister of Apache Chief Victorio, Lozen was a skilled warrior and shaman. Her brother, Victorio is quoted as saying "Lozen is my right hand... strong as a man, braver than most, and cunning in strategy. Lozen is a shield to her people."

• Mary Elizabeth Lease (1853–1933) ­ American agrarian reformer and temperance advocate, she was admitted to the bar in Kansas and became active in Populist politics in the campaign of 1890. Known during this period as Mary Ellen Lease, she was dubbed Mary Yellin Lease by her opponents because of her flamboyant oratorical style. She worked to set up postal savings banks, government control of railroads, federal supervision of corporations, women's  suffrage, free silver, prohibition, and other reforms.

• Kitty LeRoy - A gunfighter and gambler, she was one of the Old West's best women gamblers. In 1876 she ran a saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota. Her many lovers included Sam Bass and Wild Bill Hickok. Her fourth husband grew jealous and killed her in 1878.

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Pearl Hart often wore men's clothing.

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