tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post5351961847599194689..comments2024-02-10T10:22:20.066-07:00Comments on History and Women: Martha Jane CanaryMirella Patzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14928081276314403541noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-51678819252565684112014-05-29T20:08:29.448-06:002014-05-29T20:08:29.448-06:00How fascinating, Selam. I didn't know that abo...How fascinating, Selam. I didn't know that about her. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and share this fabulous piece of info with us.Mirella Patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928081276314403541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-48220834414584979182014-05-29T19:01:16.822-06:002014-05-29T19:01:16.822-06:00Her mother Charlotte died along the way in Black F...Her mother Charlotte died along the way in Black Foot, Montana, in 1866 of "washtub pneumonia. So Martha Jane would have been 14. <br />Her father died a year later in 1867 when she was 15.<br /><br />According to an article in infobarrel 'Calamity' was a Victorian euphemism for gonorrhoea. <br />"The unfortunate truth is Calamity Jane had been branded as diseased, plainly and simply. There were no heroics involved in her getting<br /> the “calamity”, just a young woman’s unfortunate need to earn a living in a hard land.Certainly, any deflection from the truth would be easier<br /> to live with than being known as a carrier of gonorrhoea." <br />http://www.infobarrel.com/Wild_Western_Women_Calamity_JaneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321273009755106504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-28528042822288214262013-12-03T01:52:15.571-07:002013-12-03T01:52:15.571-07:00Was named for Calamity Jane by an uncle who though...Was named for Calamity Jane by an uncle who thought she was "quite interesting." In my early 20s Life Magazine had an issue of 100 famous American women, I called my mother saying, "Guess what Calamity Jane's real name is? ..." Seems everyone thought someone else had told me the story, otherwise, how would you explain the fact that I had horses, shot pistols, and had nicknamed my brother Wild Bill?! Weird & true. Martha JaneMartha Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542342856406479889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-87229795421702436522010-10-19T08:51:54.999-06:002010-10-19T08:51:54.999-06:00I am so glad Tara sent the pictures, it really com...I am so glad Tara sent the pictures, it really completed the tale. I always enjoyed Jane's story but knew there was more to it. You always make it so interesting. Thank you for sharing - WGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-394425487769316892010-09-24T21:17:33.177-06:002010-09-24T21:17:33.177-06:00OMG! This is beyond a cool coicidence. I was jus...OMG! This is beyond a cool coicidence. I was just in Deadwood yesterday (we went to SD for vacation) and I visited her gravesite. Want a picture? She is indeed buried right next to Wild Bill. What a woman!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11015131255166542986noreply@blogger.com