Dame is a Four Letter Word

 

Ackmann, Martha (2003). The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight.

Nolen, Stephanie (2002). Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race

I Should Fly - Vermillion Lies

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Dames Deferred - The Mercury 13    Further Reading: Ackmann, Martha (2003). The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight. Nolen, Stephanie (2002). Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race Music: I Should Fly - Vermillion Lies Click to listen in new window

'Queen' Bess Coleman and Pancho Barnes

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Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator by Doris L. Rich

The Happy Bottom Riding Club: The Life and Times of Pancho Barnes by Lauren Kessler (2001)

The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club directed by Amanda Pope (2009)

Music: "Don't Stop" by the Parting Gifts

 

'Queen' Bess Coleman and Pancho Barnes Click to listen in new window Further Reading: Bessie Coleman: Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator by Doris L. Rich Pancho Barnes:The Happy Bottom Riding Club: The Life and Times of Pancho Barnes by Lauren Kessler (2001) The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club directed by Amanda Pope (2009) Music: "Don't Stop" by the Parting Gifts  

Mamie "Peanut" Johnson and Lyudmilla Pavlichenko



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A Strong Right Arm by Michelle Green

Interview on Youtube by Visionary Project

Mamie 'Peanut' Johnson, Pitching Pioneer, Interview Fresh Air, NPR 2/18/2003

Mamie Johnson: Peanut Who Stood Tall in Negro Leagues

Podcast interview of Mamie before an elementary school class. 

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Lady Hester: Queen of the East by Lorna Gibb. (2005)

Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope by Dr. Meyron. (1845)

 

By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions by Richard Cohen (2003)

Queens of Song by Ellen Clayton (1865)

Wonderful Characters: Comprising Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Most Remarkable Persons of Every Age and Nation by Henry Wilson (1830)

The Sketchbook of Character by E.L. Carey and A. Hart (1835)

Dictionnaire des Theatres de Paris and Anecdotes Dramatiques by Francois Parfaict

Women in Men's Guise by Oscar Gilbert (1932)

Gallant Ladies by Rogers

 

 

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Further Reading:

Bedside Book of Bad Girls: Outlaw Women of the Old West by Michael Rutter

Tales Never Told Around the Campfire: True Stories of Frontier America by Mark Dugan

Ozarks, Gunfire and Other Notorious Incidents by Larry Wood

Cora Hubbard: Female Bank Robber in Missouri by Larry Wood

Women of the Wild West by Katherine Kohn

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/star-bel.htm

Music: The Devil Had a Hold of Me - Gillian Welch

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Millie-Christine: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made; Joanne Martell; John F. Blair Publisher (2001)

Biographical Sketch of Millie Christine, the Carolina Twin, Surnamed the Two-Headed Nightingale and the Eighth Wonder of the World

Music: Little Egypt by the Coasters

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Tallulah Bankhead: My Autobiography by Tallulah Bankhead (1952)

Tallulah Bankhead by Byrony Lavery (1999)

Tallulah Bankhead: A Scandalous Life by David Bret (1996)

Tallulah ragging on Bette Davis on The Big Show

Tallulah and Marlena sparring on the radio

Tallulah and Groucho sparring on the radio 

Tallulah on Batman. The Black Widow Strikes Again 1,2,3 and Caught in the Spider's Web 1,2,3

'What Fresh Hell Is This?' by Marion Meade. (2006).

Music: This Party Took a Turn for the Douche - Garfunkel and Oates

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Wings Women and War by Reina Pennington (1997)

Soviet Women in Combat in WWII by Kazimiera J. Cottam (1983)

Also, online commentary by Ms. Cottam on the likelihood of the cheating death rumors.