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Woman Homesteader

Posted on June 22, 2026 by Caryn

Since Congress passed the Homestead Act in 1862, land ownership was destined to change drastically. Around 1869, with the Durbin brothers’ sheep ranch near Cheyenne, homesteaders began moving to Wyoming, hoping—like many others in the West, to claim government land … Continue reading →

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Women On The Jury

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Caryn

How often has it been thought that women were soft on things that men might take a hard line to? Things like war, discipline, and even on crime and punishment, might be looked upon as things women might be willing … Continue reading →

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Just Doing Their Part

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Caryn

When nations go to war, it is not just the soldiers fighting, who pay the price. War is expensive, and everyone has to help with the war effort. The American people are famous for pitching in when “push comes to shove” and World War II would be no different. On May 15, 1942, Continue reading →

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Necessary Work

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Caryn

In the toughest of times, the women of the west had to participate in the work force since families had to make ends meet any way they could. But the work was demanding, often outdoors and with physical labor and lots of hours doing agricultural and other large-scale jobs. Continue reading →

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Crazy Fashion

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Caryn

Women have always had an eye for fashion, but I can’t say that having an “eye” for fashion, is the same as having common sense for fashion. In the Victorian era, Bottle-green dresses were all the rage. I understand the love of the color green, and how a beautiful emerald green Continue reading →

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Get The Girl To Check

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Caryn

Most of us who were around in the 1960s, know about the early space program, and especially the very first American to orbit the Earth…John Glenn. John Glenn’s historic flight put the United States on the map of the space … Continue reading →

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Canary Girls

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Caryn

During World War I, Britain, like the United States would have to do in World War II, had to employ large numbers of women into jobs vacated by men who had gone to fight in the war. They also had … Continue reading →

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The Spy Was A Lady

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Caryn

These days, with all the television shows about secret agents, undercover cops, and spies, most of us wouldn’t think twice about one of those positions being held by a woman. During the American Civil War, however, which basically coincided with … Continue reading →

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Tough As Nails Clean Up Crew

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Caryn

The Old West was a wild, untamed place, and the people who lived there had to be tough as nails too. During that time, the Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, was considered the most violent of the American territories. Along with … Continue reading →

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The WACS

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Caryn

World War II saw many changes in how women were viewed in the normally male-dominated world. With so many men off fighting the war, the women stepped up to do the jobs of riveters in the shipyards, and they stepped … Continue reading →

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