Lindsay and Madison discuss Calamity Jane, as well as the importance of record keeping, that you can still be a badass even if you exaggerate the truth, and how to be a mysterious legend in the Wild West.

Information pulled from the following sources

• 2025 Legends of America article by Kathy Weiser

• 2025 Sheridan Media article by cvannoy

• 2024 Cowboys & Indians Magazine article by James D. Laird

• 2023 SDPB article by the South Dakota Historical Society Press

• 2022 History Hit article by Lucy Davidson

• 2020 Biography article

• Britannica

• Deadwood article by Deadwood History Inc.

• Factinate article by Sammy Tran

• Find a Grave (1) (2)

• Wikipedia

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