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Aug 19, 20142 min read

A Former Slave, She Married a White Man and Left a Legacy of Peace in the Wild West

Mattie and John In light of all the racial tension boiling in Ferguson, I thought it would be uplifting to remind us that, even in the...

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Aug 6, 20142 min read

Like a Phoenix, Queen of the Utes Rose from the Ashes … Literally

John had Abigail. Romeo had Juliet. Chief Ouray had Chipeta. Chief Ouray and Chipeta Unless you live in Colorado or are a student of...

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Jul 24, 20142 min read

Virginia Taught Her to Smile; Texas Taught Her to Fight

The past and the present I love the stories of women who, on the verge of losing everything, look defeat squarely in the eye and knock...

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Jul 18, 20142 min read

A Teenage Girl and a Handsome Bandit. The Stuff of Legends and Regrets.

Do you remember your first boyfriend? Was he, perhaps, a bit of a bad influence? Did you follow him into escapades that now leave you...

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Feb 10, 20142 min read

Mollie Fly–The Woman at the OK Corral

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Oct 1, 20123 min read

Nellie Cashman—Was this Angel Counting on the Rosary and Betting on the Flag?

In 1850, at about the age of five, Nellie immigrated to Boston with her sister Fanny and widowed-mother. The three spent almost fifteen...

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