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Kyla Cathey
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Kyla Cathey is a freelance journalist and enormous history nerd from Galt, California. When she's not reading or writing about dead people with far more interesting lives than her own, she's generally being bossed around by her cats.
Trailblazing U.S. Law Women
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the idea of a woman in law enforcement was unheard of. At least until these women came along....
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Laura de Force Gordon, Pioneering Newspaper Publisher, Lawyer, and Suffragist
When she didn't like how men covered her campaign for Senate, she started her own paper....
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"Go For Broke": The Story Behind the Most Decorated Military Unit in U.S. History
The Japanese-American regiment that served during WWII received thousands of honors—but most just said they were doing their duty....
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9 Women Who Helped Win the American Revolution
Women played vital roles in the Revolution, serving as soldiers, raising morale, and even spying on the enemy....
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How Tuberculosis Inspired the 19th-Century New England Vampire Panic
Some families were so desperate they were willing to try anything, even exhuming their loved ones....
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Retrobituaries: Larry Itliong, Leader of One of the Nation’s Most Successful Strikes
He led farm workers to victory in California’s landmark Delano grape strike....
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Retrobituaries: Mary Katherine Horony, Independent Woman of the Wild West
She’s usually a footnote in stories about Doc Holliday and his friend Wyatt Earp, but the duo might never have even met if it weren’t for this woman....
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7 Strange Tales From the Wild West
Every time period has its strange stories, and the Wild West is no different—whether it's outlaw corpses or feral camel ghosts....
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10 Cats Who Were Famous Before the Internet
These felines—explorers, war heroes, psychics, and political figures—were celebrated long before the internet....
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Retrobituaries: Laura Bullion, The Thorny Rose of the Old West
The last surviving member of the Wild Bunch, she died in 1961....
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