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Etta Place was the love interest of Harry Longabaugh aka the Sundance Kid. She was and where she was from is a mystery to this day.  The Pinkerton Detective Agency described her, in 1906, as having, "classic good looks, 27 or 28 years old, 5'4" to 5'5" [163–165 cm] in height, weighing between 110 and 115 lb [50 and 52 kg], with a medium build and brown hair." Join the conversation in The Lives of Women in History Facebook group.  Eamil at womensettlers@gmail.com. Twitter @womensettlers --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

Delta Moore, aka, Annie Rogers, was a soiled dove in Hell's Half Acre, in a brothel owned by Fanny Porter.  This short episode tells all that we know about Annie.  A well-read, intelligent, beautiful woman who kept the company of a brutal outlaw. Join The Lives of WOmen In History Facebook group or send me an email at womensettlers@gmail.com  Follow on Twitter @womensetlers --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

Laura Bullion was born in Texas in 1876. Her father was an outlaw who died too soon and her mother was a wild lady who like to live it up with random boyfriends.  Often dropped on the doorstep of her maternal grandparents Laura learned to fend for herself.  Finding love in the arms of two infamous outlaws.   Join the discussion on Facebook in the Group The LIves Of Women In History or email comments or suggestions to womensettlers@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

Only half of the Donner-Reed party survived that horrible winter at Truckee Lake and Alder Creek and most of them were women and girls.  Those that did survive went on to create a good life for themself in California.  Most achieved their goals and obtained land, opportunities, and prosperity.  That horrible winter shadowed them and made them famous insofar as fame existed at that time. Still, they did not let it rule their lives.  Each survivor had their own life to live and outside of their family, they did not keep in touch with one another.    --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

James Reed and Aquilla Glover each lead a rescue team into the deeply snow-covered mountains in hopes of rescuing the remaining pioneers.  For many, it was too late but for the survivors, the rescue parties were a sight for weary eyes. The pioneers at Truckee Lake and Alder Creek had both reached the deepest darkest depths of desperation and given in to the last resort of cannibalism.  James Reed was reunited with his family and thankful they were all still alive.  Episode Cover Art: Tamsen Donner --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

Forlorn Hope has left the Donner-Reed party 15 strong, 5 women and 10 men. They had enough scraps of food to last 5 days which is what they estimated it would take to reach help.  30 days later they were down to 5 women and 2 men and had resorted to acts of cannibalism.  Cover photo is   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

The Donner and Reed parties find themselves trapped near Truckee Lake. It is only November but winter snow has come early and trapped the pioneers in what can only be called hell.  Freezing and starving the families struggle to survive while clinging o the hope that a rescue party is not too far away.   A group of pioneers known as Forlorn Hope take the chance and go for help.  Off in the distance, the Paiute quietly watches in fear as the white settlers face death and an uncertain future. Cover Art image of Mary Ann Graves --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

James Reed has been banished from the group and had to leave his wife and children in the care of the others in the Donner Party. Just when the group thinks things are about to get better it starts all over again.  Teachers desserts to traverse with no food or water.  Then steep rocky mountains put the pioneers into even more danger. The snow begins to fall and the Donner-Reed party is trapped.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

The Donner Party has fallen even more behind.  As summer begins to fade into fall and the worry of winter quickly approaches the pioneers know they need to move fast.  They continue to follow the directions of Lansford Hastings and find themselves in the middle of the Great Salt Lake Desert with no water and little hope of making it out alive.  Tempers flair and James Reed is banished from the group to find his own way to California. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

James Reed insists on taking the Hastings cutoff when most everyone is warning him not to. The party faces weeks of hardship traveling a path that no one knows and following the advice of a man who himself had not traveled the so-called shortcut.   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

The Donner and Reed families have made it to Independence, Missouri. they joined a larger wagon train for safety and continued traveling west. Passing large landmarks like Courthouse Rock, Scott's Bluff, and Independence Rock they made it Fort Laramie. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

Meet James Reed and his family and George Donner and his family, plus several other families and hired hands as they prepare to travel 2500 miles across the country to California.  The journey is full of excitement and danger.  We will watch through the eyes of soon-to-be 13-year-old Virginia Reed as the families find themselves hopelessly lost in the Snow-covered land.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

Pearl Starr Reed moves to Arizona where she makes the decision to find and write her daughter Mamie (Flossie Pearl).  A year after meeting her daughter that was given up for adoption Pearl dies.   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

We now transition to the life of the beloved daughter of Belle Starr Pearl Reed.  After her mother's death, Pearl moved to Arkansas to look for work. With limited options for employment Pearl found success.  She owned and operated her own business, bought property, was married three times, and gave birth to three children. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

In part 5 of the series on Belle Starr, we learn of Pearl Reed's pregnancy and she quickly is pressured into marrying a much older man whom she has no interest in.  Sam and Belle Starr serve a year in prison for horse theft. Sam Starr is killed on Christmas Eve and Belle wastes no time marrying a much younger man named Jim July whose name she refuses to take.  Belle becomes concerned that someone she knows is going to try and kill her.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

Welcome to Part 4 of the Belle Starr series.  I hope you are enjoying this extended biography.  In this episode, Belle travels to Kansas border towns racing horses.  She meets and marries Bruce Younger and three weeks later moves to Indian Territory and goes from being Bellel Reed to Belle Younger to the legendary Belle Starr.  Also during this time the infamous hanging judge Issac Parker takes the bench in Fort Smith, Arkansas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

We continue the story of Belle Starr.  Belle and her husband Jim moved to California hoping to hide out and start a new life.  But Jim is soon recognized and heads back to Indian Territory to hide out.  Belle follows and goes back to business as usual in Dallas and Scyene.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

We continue our multi-episode series on Belle Starr.  In this episode, Belle marries Jim Reed and she gives birth to her daughter Pearl.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

Myra Maybelle Shirley was born on February 5, 1848, in Carthage, Missouri.  She was well educated and grew up in a family of SOuthern sympathizers and supporters of Slavery.  She eventually found her way to a life of petty crime, or really more like she just befriended a crowd of criminals.  Over the next few episodes, we will learn about the life of Belle Starr and then her daughter Pearl.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message

Bonus Episode - Outlaw Woman, Bad Girls of the Frontier. In this Bonus Episode, we take a look at Victoria Woodhull and her sister Tennessee Claflin.  Victoria and Tennessee grew up with a con artist Pa and a religious fanatic Ma.  They claimed to have clairvoyant abilities and conned people all across the United States.  Victoria soon started speaking out about her beliefs that women should be able to practice "free love" and she tried to run for president. Please be aware that although there is no language used in this video there is limited talk of sex. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womensettlers/message