*Women played a very important role of in Wild West that is often not known to us today.

*Jobs typically done by men were now also done by women and they received an income for these jobs.

*Popular businesses women worked in were restaurants, hotels, house cleaning, and most often, school teaching; however, their jobs were not limited.

*It was not uncommon for single, divorced, or widowed women to live alone and provide entirely for herself on the frontier.

*They were entitled to owning land, just as men could.

*While isolated and surviving alone, women took on many roles of men and were able to gain more knowledge and self-respect.

*By moving west, women were given more freedom, independence, and opportunities.