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Martha Jane Canary: Women In The Wild West

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Martha Jane Canary was known for being handle to handle a men and she was very talented

at shooting. She entered the Wild West Show for being the best at fighting Indians. She was a very

tough woman she never feared any man. She was a cook, waitress and ox-team driver. Many woman

of the Wild West are not alike to other woman who only stay a home and cook, clean, and take care

of the home and their husband. They are women who take risks and stand up for themselves and

the others.

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