calamity jane

Relates some of the exploits of Wild West legend Calamity Jane.

Introduces children to Calamity Jane, distinguishing fact from fiction and discussing how she became a legendary figure in the Old West.

Examines the life of the Wild West heroine who was transformed into a legendary figure in the public mind.

Biography of Calamity Jane, who lived in the Wild West, and was friends with Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody, and is best remembered as an independent woman who could ride, shoot, drink, and cuss with the toughest of men.