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    • Pauline Cushman (1833-1893)

    • Pauline Cushman (1833-1893)

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    • Women -- History -- Arizona; Women and War; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Female; Women Spies -- United States

    • An aggressive and outspoken woman for her times, Cushman spent her Arizona years in Casa Grande managing her husband's saloon and livery business. Before coming to Arizona, she worked as an actress and as a Union spy infiltrating Rebel territory...
    • Pearl Hart (1871-?)

    • Pearl Hart (1871-?)

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    • Women -- History -- Arizona; Female Offenders -- Arizona

    • When Pearl Hart decided to rob a stagecoach outside of Globe with Joe Boot, she started a chain of events that brought her national notoriety. The tabloids of 1899 had a field day with the image of the petite "Girl Bandit" as a posse hunted them...
    • Preva Fireman (1890-1968)

    • Preva Fireman (1890-1968)

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    • Women -- History -- Arizona; Grocery Trade -- Arizona

    • Preva was 16 years old when she immigrated to San Francisco in 1906, the year of the big fire. She married Samuel Fireman in 1910 and moved to Arizona in 1916. With their three children they moved from Superior to Prescott to Phoenix to Glendale....
    • Ruth Reinhold (1902-1985)

    • Ruth Reinhold (1902-1985)

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    • Women -- History -- Arizona; Reinhold, Ruth M.; Women Air Pilots -- Arizona

    • One of the first women pilots in Arizona, this great aviator's career in the field of aviation was wide ranging. She flew charter service, sold airplanes, was an instructor in the Civilian Pilot Training Program, and was involved in barnstorming...
    • Viola Jimulla (1878-1966)

    • Viola Jimulla (1878-1966)

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    • Women -- History -- Arizona; Yavapai Indians -- History; Yavapai Indians -- Politics and Government -- Arizona

    • Viola Jimulla was the energetic Chief of the Yavapai Indians from 1940 to 1966, known for helping her people to much greater prosperity. Working alongside Prescott business leaders, she was successful in expanding the reservation by 1300 acres in...
    • Virginia Finney Lowdermilk

    • Virginia Finney Lowdermilk

    • Edward Kemp

    • Women -- History -- Arizona; Dude Ranch -- Arizona; Women in Tourism -- Arizona

    • Known as the "Flower of the Frontier," Virginia Lowdermilk was born and raised in the Southwest and pursued ranch life for many years in Arizona before developing a business in tourism. With her husband Romaine she owned and operated the Soda...

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