Speaker 1: She looked quite impressive considering the world that she lived in.
Speaker 1: In an eighteen sixty five photo of her, Pauline Cushman
Speaker 1: looks like a lot of other women of her day,
Speaker 1: wearing a military style outfit to show support for their
Speaker 1: particular side of the Civil War. But while most were
Speaker 1: unofficial copies, Pauline wore the real deal because she was
Speaker 1: a Union spy. Her real name had been Harriet Wood,
Speaker 1: but at seventeen she changed it when she moved to
Speaker 1: New York City to pursue acting. There, she met her husband,
Speaker 1: Charles Dickinson, in eighteen fifty three, and the couple had
Speaker 1: two children together. Unfortunately, her husband died in eighteen sixty two,
Speaker 1: and Pauline left her children with her in laws while
Speaker 1: she continued her career. While performing a play at the
Speaker 1: Woods Theater in April of eighteen sixty three, Confederate officers
Speaker 1: paid her three hundred and fifty dollars to make a
Speaker 1: toast to the Confederacy during themance. So Pauline approached a
Speaker 1: Union officer named Colonel Orlando Hurley Moore and asked what
Speaker 1: she should do. Surprisingly, he told her to accept the
Speaker 1: offer and then report to his office the next day,
Speaker 1: her toast brought the house down, but it also cost
Speaker 1: Pauline her job. She reported to Moore's office, though, and
Speaker 1: soon accepted a new position as a Union spy. In
Speaker 1: the summer of eighteen sixty three, she left on an
Speaker 1: assignment to Nashville, Tennessee. There, she pretended to search for
Speaker 1: a missing brother in Confederate camps. Of course, the real
Speaker 1: goal was to determine each camp's size, fortifications, and what
Speaker 1: sort of supplies they had. Every visit required her to
Speaker 1: recall the information by memory, since taking notes would get
Speaker 1: her cut. At one camp, though, she came across fortification maps.
Speaker 1: Realizing their importance, she tucked them into her boots. But
Speaker 1: her frequent trips across Union lines had raised suspicions, and
Speaker 1: Confederate officers stopped her. Naturally, they found the maps and
Speaker 1: promptly arrested her. Soon afterward, they found her guilty of
Speaker 1: spine and sentenced her to hang, but Pauline fell ill,
Speaker 1: and as luck would have it, the Union soon captured Shelbyville,
Speaker 1: forcing the Confederates to flee and leaving her behind. She
Speaker 1: briefed her superiors before retiring from the spy business, and
Speaker 1: many years later. After her death in eighteen ninety three,
Speaker 1: she was given a full military burial in the Officer's
Speaker 1: Circle in the San Francisco National Cemetery. It's a powerful
Speaker 1: story of one woman doing work that sat far outside
Speaker 1: the expected norm for her day. But Pauline's story, as
Speaker 1: surprising as it might be, was not unique because the
Speaker 1: West you see wasn't just a man's world. I'm Aaron
Speaker 1: Mankee and welcome to the wild West. Remember the ladies.
Speaker 1: Those were the words that Abigail Adams wrote to her
Speaker 1: husband on March thirty first of seventeen seventy six. It
Speaker 1: was before the Constitutional Convention. Unfortunately, John Adams ignored his
Speaker 1: wife's request. Back then, women were often seen as subservient.
Speaker 1: We've touched on this before. Women had little to know
Speaker 1: rights when it came to owning property, making contracts, or
Speaker 1: working in a male dominated job. Men controlled the household
Speaker 1: and the money. Without support from fathers, husbands, or other
Speaker 1: men in the family, earning a living was difficult to make.
Speaker 1: Matters worse, women were not usually granted the same educational
Speaker 1: opportunities as men. For perspective, only about two percent of
Speaker 1: those aged eighteen to twenty four went on to college,
Speaker 1: and just one third of those were women. By the
Speaker 1: eighteen thirties and eighteen forties, though things began to change.
Speaker 1: Equal rights, equal pay, custody, divorce, and property rights all
Speaker 1: came under fire. In eighteen thirty seven, an activist name
Speaker 1: Sarah Grimkey wrote, men and women were created equal. Whatever
Speaker 1: is right for men to do is right for women.
Speaker 1: Men push back, but they weren't the only ones. Ladies
Speaker 1: with traditional roles believe that for them politics were improper.
Speaker 1: As incredible as it sounds, some claimed that voting would
Speaker 1: cause women to grow beards. Imagine their surprise when this
Speaker 1: didn't happen in eighteen ninety six when Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho,
Speaker 1: and Utah allowed them the right to vote. The popularity
Speaker 1: of women's clubs fighting for equality continued to rise in
Speaker 1: the US. Advocates push for child labor laws, unions for women,
Speaker 1: and prohibition, and the number of women employed grew from
Speaker 1: about two point six million to around seven point eight million.
Speaker 1: Most found employment in the domestic servant sector, and sadly,
Speaker 1: men continued to earn more from those same jobs. But
Speaker 1: as more and more factories went up around the country,
Speaker 1: the need came from more workers, including men, women, and children.
Speaker 1: Just imagine the long hours, the unsafe conditions, and repetitive
Speaker 1: tasks day in and out for barely enough to survive on.
Speaker 1: Most factory workers were immigrants. The largest employers for women
Speaker 1: and children were textile mills. Given the bleak conditions, though,
Speaker 1: word of open land and opportunities in the West lured
Speaker 1: more than just men. Opportunities to own land, to run businesses,
Speaker 1: and a chance to gain their independence looked pretty good
Speaker 1: to a lot of women, and when the men began
Speaker 1: moving west, so did the ladies. During the late eighteen hundreds,
Speaker 1: slightly over ten percent of homestead grants in North Dakota
Speaker 1: and Wyoming were awarded to women who moved westward. By
Speaker 1: the early eighteen hundreds, this number had almost doubled. But
Speaker 1: opportunity did not mean an easy life. Working farms and
Speaker 1: ranches was difficult in the Western Frontier. Supplies were hard
Speaker 1: to come by, neighbors were sometimes a great distance away.
Speaker 1: Add in droughts and locust plagues, all while raising a family,
Speaker 1: and it's easy to see how depression set in for many.
Speaker 1: Life in relatively uncharted territory came with other problems too.
Speaker 1: A harsh life led to accidents, deaths, and bankruptcies. When
Speaker 1: it came to women suffering from depression and anxiety, they
Speaker 1: called it shackwacky. Still, considering their choices in cities back East,
Speaker 1: freedom and opportunity made it worthwhile. Stories of success gave
Speaker 1: them hope. Sure, most of the available jobs were in
Speaker 1: shops or small hotels, but there were other ways to
Speaker 1: earn a living. A woman called poker Alice earn her
Speaker 1: fortune you guessed it, playing poker. Ellen Jack became a
Speaker 1: successful prospector in areas where other men had failed, and
Speaker 1: on the rodeo circuit, Bonnie McCarroll made a name for
Speaker 1: herself as a star. Women were realizing that the possibilities
Speaker 1: were endless. All it took was some imagination and a
Speaker 1: whole lot of grit. Marketing is often a lie. Despite
Speaker 1: narratives depicting a frontier full of promise to those willing
Speaker 1: to work the land, there was a harsher reality. Opportunities
Speaker 1: were scarce for women, especially for those of Chinese, Native
Speaker 1: American and African descent. Impover's families in China found themselves
Speaker 1: compelled to sell their daughters. These women arrived in San
Speaker 1: Francisco and were quickly trapped in the dreary confines of
Speaker 1: laundries and saloons in the unforgiving mining camps scattered across
Speaker 1: California and the Rocky Mountains. They toiled away in filthy conditions,
Speaker 1: and those destined for sex work were held in pens
Speaker 1: before being sent to brothels. Native women also witnessed their
Speaker 1: people ravaged by disease and saw their traditions systematically dismantled
Speaker 1: in the name of forced assimilation. As the twentieth century dawned,
Speaker 1: Indigenous women were trapped in poverty and cultural genocide. Yet
Speaker 1: their determination and strength allowed tribes to survive, and life
Speaker 1: out west wasn't much different for African Americans. Even though
Speaker 1: California entered the year Union as a free state in
Speaker 1: eighteen fifty, slaveholders still flocked there, assuming that the laws
Speaker 1: prohibiting slavery could be conveniently ignored. Tragically, their assumptions often
Speaker 1: proved correct. Slaveholders kept there enslave workers there uninformed. They
Speaker 1: were kept isolated on the property so they'd have no
Speaker 1: knowledge that they actually lived in a free state. But
Speaker 1: the struggle for freedom was ongoing, and it took the
Speaker 1: ravages of the Civil War for black men and women
Speaker 1: to be emancipated. In the years following the war, many
Speaker 1: freed individuals chose to make the West their home, believing
Speaker 1: it held greater promise and opportunity. Mary Fields was determined
Speaker 1: to live her life on her terms. Her journey began
Speaker 1: in Hickman County, Tennessee. She was approximately thirty one years
Speaker 1: old at the time of the Emancipation Proclamation, and she
Speaker 1: traveled north along the Mississippi River with her new found freedom,
Speaker 1: earning a living as a servant and a laundress. Fate
Speaker 1: led her to the banks of the Mississippi River, where
Speaker 1: the steamboats beckoned with the promise of it adventure, and
Speaker 1: it was her work as a chambermaid aboard one particularly
Speaker 1: well known boat that allowed her to witness one of
Speaker 1: the most famous races in the history of the Mississippi,
Speaker 1: the famous robert E. Lee against the challenger the Natchez.
Speaker 1: Both ships left New Orleans heading north towards Saint Louis.
Speaker 1: Ever the adventurer Mary loved, telling how she helped the
Speaker 1: Roberty Lee win the race. The crew tossed unnecessary items
Speaker 1: overboard to lighten the load as the two steamships vied
Speaker 1: for the lead, and they supplied the ship with fuel,
Speaker 1: using everything from barrels of resin to wooden chairs, and,
Speaker 1: if the legends are true, even sides of pork. How
Speaker 1: much Mary Fields helped is unknown, but her enthusiasm for
Speaker 1: life's thrilling escapades only grew stronger from there. But her
Speaker 1: time aboard the Roberty Lee also led to a fresh opportunity.
Speaker 1: It was there that she met a man named Judge
Speaker 1: Edmund Dunn and took a position within his household Sadly,
Speaker 1: a short time later, tragedy struck and Dunn's wife died
Speaker 1: from pneumonia, so he sent his children to live with
Speaker 1: his sister at the Ursuline Convent in Toledo, Ohio, along
Speaker 1: with Mary Fields to look after them. And as it
Speaker 1: so happened, Mary Amedeus Dunn wasn't just any nun. She
Speaker 1: was the mother superior. When she showed Mary to hercorders,
Speaker 1: she asked if she needed anything. To mother Amadeus's surprise,
Speaker 1: Mary Fields responded yes, a good cigar and a drink.
Speaker 1: Despite her unusual demeanor, Mary Fields and the sisters forged
Speaker 1: a deep bun. She quickly became indispensable to the daily
Speaker 1: operations of the school and the convent. She was a
Speaker 1: master of trades, seamlessly transitioning from washing laundry and purchasing
Speaker 1: supplies to managing the kitchen and nurturing the growth of
Speaker 1: the garden. Mary Fields was a force to be reckoned with.
Speaker 1: Whenever she spoke her mind, which I'm happy to say
Speaker 1: was very often. Students were in awe of her fiery temper,
Speaker 1: and no one dared to walk on the freshly cut
Speaker 1: lawn after she had meticulously tended to it. And through
Speaker 1: and all, Mother Amadeus remained Mary's closest friend, but the
Speaker 1: chance to participate in missionary work out in Montana led
Speaker 1: the Mother Superior to pack her things and set off,
Speaker 1: partnering with Jesuit priests to establish a school there. Not
Speaker 1: long after her departure, though, word arrived that Mother Amadeus
Speaker 1: had become ill. Desperate to do something about it, Mary
Speaker 1: Fields immediately set off to help. No amount of wild
Speaker 1: frontier would stand between her and caring for a friend.
Speaker 1: It's important to alter your assumptions. On the frontier. Medical
Speaker 1: practices were rudimentary at best, leaving people at the mercy
Speaker 1: of their limited knowledge and resources. In a world before
Speaker 1: accessible doctors and advanced medical technologies, the responsibility for caring
Speaker 1: for the ill fell upon the shoulders of women, wives, mothers, sisters, daughters,
Speaker 1: and friends. In eighteen eighty five, when Mary fields A
Speaker 1: arrived in Montana, the mission housed a sparse population of
Speaker 1: maybe one hundred and fifty individuals. The mission, or what
Speaker 1: it passed for, lacked a physical structure to shield its
Speaker 1: inhabitants from the harsh elements, and it was there that
Speaker 1: she found Mother Amadeus battling pneumonia. Mary became a devoted
Speaker 1: caregiver and decided to help get the mission up and
Speaker 1: running to her own standards. She cultivated a garden there
Speaker 1: and hunted wild game to put enough food on the table,
Speaker 1: And on top of all of that, she coordinated the
Speaker 1: delivery of essential supplies to their isolated outpost while she
Speaker 1: nursed her friend back to health. Mary hall building supplies
Speaker 1: to the construction site. She proved adept at maneuvering horse
Speaker 1: and wagon through Montana's rocky landscape, and for a while
Speaker 1: all seemed well. But life in Montana wasn't like life
Speaker 1: back in Ohio. Her bold personality and unconventional ways clashed
Speaker 1: with the expectations of some of the residents, and rumblings
Speaker 1: of discontent reached the bishop. While the sisters recognized and
Speaker 1: appreciated Mary's invaluable contributions, the Bishop had reservations Mary's defiance
Speaker 1: of traditional gender norms, like her preference to dress in
Speaker 1: men's clothing, along with her determination to take physically demanding
Speaker 1: tasks that were usually reserved for men. It just didn't
Speaker 1: sit well with him. Rumors that she had participated in
Speaker 1: a duel proved to be the final straw, and as
Speaker 1: a result, the Bishop banned her. After that, Mary Fields
Speaker 1: moved to Cascade, Montana, where Mother Amadeus assisted her in
Speaker 1: trying to launch two different restaurants. Unfortunately, neither of them
Speaker 1: took off. So, despite being on the cusp of her
Speaker 1: twilight years, she took on a new job as a
Speaker 1: mail carrier. Remember, in the vast expanse of the wild West,
Speaker 1: the United States Postal Service was like a lifeline, bridging
Speaker 1: the gaps between remote communities and the rest of the nation.
Speaker 1: So Mother Amadeus bought Mary a wagon to help kickstart
Speaker 1: her new career, and in doing so, she became only
Speaker 1: the second woman to have a postal route, affectionately known
Speaker 1: as stagecoach Mary, She began working with the post Office
Speaker 1: as a star route carrier in eighteen ninety five. Her
Speaker 1: duties were to deliver mail to sparsely populated areas that
Speaker 1: didn't have regular routes. Western films might obsess over who
Speaker 1: had the fastest gun, but Mary could apparently harness a
Speaker 1: six horse team faster than anyone else around. Her job
Speaker 1: was to meet the trains to collect the mail, and
Speaker 1: then skillfully navigate the treacherous landscape and the inclement weather,
Speaker 1: and she handled the job easily until one day when
Speaker 1: her horses bolted, leaving her injured. But despite her wounds,
Speaker 1: she persevered and fulfilled her delivery duties. When she was done,
Speaker 1: she found herself back at the convent that she had
Speaker 1: once been expelled from, according to the stories, when the
Speaker 1: nuns extended an invitation for her to attend mass that day,
Speaker 1: it resulted in the rare sight of Mary Field's wearing
Speaker 1: a dress. She resumed mail delivery, confronting wild animals, thieves,
Speaker 1: and the unforgiving elements. When the snow accumulated too deeply
Speaker 1: for her horses or even her trusty mule named Moses.
Speaker 1: Mary would simply put on snow shoes and carry the
Speaker 1: heavy mail on her shoulders. But time catches up with
Speaker 1: all of us. After eight years as a postal writer,
Speaker 1: Mary Fields retired. She chose to stay in Cascade, though,
Speaker 1: with the townsfolk who adored her, especially the children. And
Speaker 1: although she metaphorically rode off into the sunset, she left
Speaker 1: behind an amazing story, one of success and perseverance on
Speaker 1: the American frontier. In the rustic town of Cascade, Montana.
Speaker 1: Mary Field's life unfolded like the captivating pages of a
Speaker 1: Western novel. Like the heroes of the Old West, she
Speaker 1: knew no bounds and possessed an untamed spirit. But retirement
Speaker 1: wasn't a decision that she had come to lightly. She
Speaker 1: loved the work, but it was such a demanding and
Speaker 1: dangerous job that it simply posed too significant a risk
Speaker 1: for a seventy year old woman. But even then she
Speaker 1: wasn't done. Honestly, restless spirits never are, are they. Mary
Speaker 1: established a busy laundry business as well as a quaint eatery.
Speaker 1: She even took up babysitting, and like the grandmotherly figure
Speaker 1: that she was, she promptly spent all her wages buying
Speaker 1: treats for the children, because, of course she did. The
Speaker 1: mayor of Cascade recognized her unique character and declared that
Speaker 1: Mary Fields was the only woman permitted to enjoy libations
Speaker 1: in the local saloon. But while she appreciated the drink,
Speaker 1: it was the company and the conversation that she actually
Speaker 1: wanted more. You can almost see the motion picture version
Speaker 1: of this chapter of her story come to life. A
Speaker 1: dusty saloon with dark, dirty walls, maybe a piano playing
Speaker 1: in the background, all while she talked to the men
Speaker 1: about politics or the day's news, and all of them,
Speaker 1: including Mary, would be smoking a cigar. Mary also kept
Speaker 1: busy growing flowers in her garden, and when she wasn't gardening, working,
Speaker 1: or babysitting, she went to the ball field to support
Speaker 1: the town's baseball team, and whenever anyone hit a home run,
Speaker 1: she gifted them with a bouquet. Life is short, and
Speaker 1: good people die way too fast. Mary Fields passed away
Speaker 1: on December fifth of nineteen fourteen. In the family she
Speaker 1: left behind, the entire town of Cascade mourned the loss
Speaker 1: of a friend and a hero, and in a nice
Speaker 1: little poetic twist. Her grave overlooks the very same road
Speaker 1: that she used to use during her time working on
Speaker 1: the mail route. Maryfield's legend continues to flourish even long
Speaker 1: after her death. She emerged as a powerful force when
Speaker 1: women and people of color were denied all the rights
Speaker 1: and opportunities afforded to others, and although much of her
Speaker 1: story remains shrouded in speculation, her legacy transcends the boundaries
Speaker 1: of time and place, serving as a beacon of inspiration
Speaker 1: for those who face similar challenges. And it's a powerful
Speaker 1: message too that even though there might be obstacles in
Speaker 1: our way, each of us is called to roll up
Speaker 1: our sleeves and knock them down. The wild West is
Speaker 1: all too often depicted as a man's world. Cowboys, gold miners, sheriffs,
Speaker 1: and even the outlaws, all of the men with little
Speaker 1: room in the story for women to make a mark. Thankfully,
Speaker 1: as today's journey has shown us, there were those who
Speaker 1: managed to break through. And we're not done just yet.
Speaker 1: Because the list is longer than you might believe. We've
Speaker 1: saved one more tale of the women of the wild
Speaker 1: West to share with you, and if you stick around
Speaker 1: through this brief sponsor break. My teammate Ali Stead will
Speaker 1: tell you all about it.
Speaker 2: Pearl Heart didn't subscribe to the societal expectations of the
Speaker 2: late eighteen eighties. The idea that young ladies they were
Speaker 2: groomed to be obedient, devout and married off to the
Speaker 2: right suitors did not appeal to her. But like other
Speaker 2: women of her time, what she wanted was irrelevant. From birth,
Speaker 2: Pearl's future was predetermined. Her upbringing was marked by the
Speaker 2: quite charm expected of young ladies. She received a well
Speaker 2: rounded education in boarding schools and mastered the art of
Speaker 2: needlework and committing Bible verses to heart. Her parents had
Speaker 2: grand aspirations for their daughter. She would bear children, maintain
Speaker 2: the household, attend church, and provide unwavering support for her
Speaker 2: husband's endeavors. To them, that meant their beloved daughter would
Speaker 2: have a safe and secure life. Sixteen year old Pearl
Speaker 2: had other ideas, choosing to Elope with Frederick Hart, a
Speaker 2: bartender instead. Her parents disapproved of his drinking and gambling
Speaker 2: and reckless behavior, but Pearl envisioned a care free life.
Speaker 2: What she got was an alcoholic husband who squandered their
Speaker 2: savings and abused her and their two children. Their relationship
Speaker 2: was marked by a cycle of separation and reconciliation, with
Speaker 2: Pearl seeking refuge with her mother, only to return to Frederick.
Speaker 2: To protect their children from their father's wrath, she sent
Speaker 2: them to live with her family permanently. Her life was
Speaker 2: changed in eighteen ninety three when the couple went to
Speaker 2: the Chicago World's Fair seeking employment. Frederick found work as
Speaker 2: a sideshow barker, while Pearl undertook a host of odd jobs.
Speaker 2: Between work and breaks, she attended the Wild West Exhibitions,
Speaker 2: where one person captivated her. Annie Oakley, symbolized strength and independence.
Speaker 2: Her passionate speeches that the Women's Pavilion, advocating for women's rights,
Speaker 2: convinced Pearl to leave Frederick once and for all and
Speaker 2: board a train heading to Chicago to live out her
Speaker 2: own Wild West fantasy. There, she found a position as
Speaker 2: a saloon singer and eagerly embraced her newfound independence. But
Speaker 2: once again fantasy and reality collided. Heroes didn't walk the
Speaker 2: streets and the town was hardly glamorous. It took two
Speaker 2: years for Frederick to track down his wayward wife and
Speaker 2: beg her to come back to him, and in eighteen
Speaker 2: ninety five, Pearl agreed, but with one condition, he had
Speaker 2: to find stable employment. To her surprise, he followed through
Speaker 2: on his promise for a short time. Anyway, they soon
Speaker 2: fell into financial ruin once more, and in eighteen ninety eight,
Speaker 2: Frederick beat her unconscious, abandoning her to join Roosevelt's Rough
Speaker 2: Riders in Cuba. A year later, in eighteen ninety nine,
Speaker 2: she found companionship in Joe Boot, a miner. When a
Speaker 2: letter arrived from her brother urgently requesting funds for their
Speaker 2: ailing mother, Pearl turned to her new friend for advice,
Speaker 2: and Joe was happy to oblige. Before long, the couple
Speaker 2: hatched a plan to rob the stage coach that traveled
Speaker 2: the route between Florence and Globe, Arizona. On May thirtieth,
Speaker 2: eighteen ninety nine, the two bandits leaped in front of
Speaker 2: the stagecoach. Brandishing their firearms, they commanded the driver to halt.
Speaker 2: One by one, passengers turned over all their possessions, while
Speaker 2: Pearl and Joe escaped with four hundred and fifty dollars
Speaker 2: in cash and a revolver. Yet, the pair found themselves
Speaker 2: lost in unfamiliar territory and settled under a tree to rest.
Speaker 2: When the sun rose, the sheriff and his posse had
Speaker 2: surrounded them and escorted them to jail. Pearl eagerly told
Speaker 2: curious onlookers her story and signed autographs from behind bars,
Speaker 2: and then on October twelfth, eighteen ninety nine, Pearl escaped,
Speaker 2: and the legend of the Bandit Queen began to spread
Speaker 2: far and wide, but the long arm of the law
Speaker 2: soon caught up with her. During her trial in November
Speaker 2: of eighteen ninety nine, Pearl protested her lack of voting rights, declaring,
Speaker 2: I shall not consent to be tried under a law
Speaker 2: in which my sex had no voice in making. It
Speaker 2: should be noted that most of Pearl's story comes from
Speaker 2: second hand gossip, no idea how much was true, but
Speaker 2: her tale of a sick mother certainly tugged at the
Speaker 2: jury's heart strings. The judge, on the other hand, remained unmoved.
Speaker 2: Pearl's second trial ended with a five year sentence in
Speaker 2: the Yuma Territory Prison. Once there, she quickly charmed the warden,
Speaker 2: securing a more spacious cell for herself. Visitors and reporters
Speaker 2: flocked to see the infamous Lady Bandit after eighteen months
Speaker 2: of incarceration, Pearl was granted parole in nineteen o two.
Speaker 2: She settled in Kansas City, where she continued her role.
Speaker 2: Crowds gathered to watch her production company's re enactment of
Speaker 2: her daring stagecoach robbery and exploits on the run. Pearl
Speaker 2: eventually faded from the limelight. Some say she opened a
Speaker 2: cigar store in Kansas City, while others claimed she married
Speaker 2: a rancher in Arizona. Whichever way she decided to live
Speaker 2: out her life, Pearl succeeded in changing the expectations society
Speaker 2: had assigned her.
Speaker 1: Grimm and Mild Presents The Wild West was executive produced
Speaker 1: me Aaron Mankey and hosted by Aaron Mankey and Alexandra Steed.
Speaker 1: Writing for this season was provided by Michelle Mudo, with
Speaker 1: research by Alexandra Steed, Sam Alberty, Cassandra de Alba, and
Speaker 1: Harry Marx. Fact checking was performed by Jamie Vargas, with
Speaker 1: sensitivity reading by Stacy Parshall Jensen. Production assistance was provided
Speaker 1: by Josh Stain, Jesse Funk, Alex Williams, and Matt Frederick.
Speaker 1: To learn more about this and other shows from Grim
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