Heroine
Martha Jane raced to save him from falling off his horse. She braved gunfire to pull the captain safely onto her saddle. He was so in awe of her nerve that the Captain croaked, “I name you Calamity Jane, the heroine of the plains.”
Heroine
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Integrity
It’s really difficult to beat a story that heroic, not to mention, epic. Which is the exact reason it’s taken with a grain of salt. Jane wasn’t known for her integrity as much as her ferocity. The only other explanation was a phrase that seemed to follow her during her time, “to offend her was to court calamity.”
Integrity
