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The Roseville Historical Society’s Trek Through Time series presents “Women Who Refused to Behave”. Join us Friday, June 10th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm for an evening dedicated to learning all about the women of the American west that were brave, industrious, and ahead of their time.
Through more than fifty books and years of research, Enss has revealed the stories of women who broke barriers and defied expectations. They built railroads, ran mines, performed daring feats, solved crimes, and rode into battle, often paying a steep price for challenging the norms of their time.
From the wilds of frontier entertainment to the birth of Hollywood, audiences are introduced to unforgettable risk-takers, including Kate Rockwell (“Flame of the Yukon”); Deadwood gamblers Alice Ivers (“Poker Alice”) and Clare Hodges; Yosemite’s first female ranger; the most famous professional widow of the west Elizabeth “Libbie” Custer; Maude Adams, the celebrated actress who quietly became an electrical engineer; Cathy Williams, a formerly enslaved woman who disguised herself as a man to fight alongside the Buffalo Soldiers; and Mary Wiggins, an aviatrix who leapt from the sky into a career as a Hollywood stuntwoman. These women refused to behave, refused to disappear, and refused to live by the rules handed to them.
New York Times bestselling author Chris Enss brings these true stories vividly to life through material drawn from According to Kate: Love of Doc Holliday and Daughters of Daring: Hollywood Cowgirl Stunt Women. Through dramatic readings, vivid storytelling, and audience interaction, Enss explores what it truly took for women to survive and thrive in frontier towns like Tombstone and in the early motion picture industry.
This is not a lecture, but an entertaining, immersive experience filled with history, humor, scandal, courage, and jaw-dropping true tales. Daughters of Daring celebrates the grit, ingenuity, and audacity of women who lived life on their own terms and changed the West forever.
Only a $5 donation to reserve your spot! If you are a Member of the Roseville Historical Society, tickets are free!
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