Women Went To The American Frontier
With dreams of having a piece of the action, young men went to the American Frontier during the gold rush. This meant that there were fewer women around compared to men. For the ladies who were already there, this meant big business. The savvy women went and opened up brothels. They also hired other women that came to the West (if the said women didn’t go there to look for gold themselves).
Women Went To The American Frontier
Cowboys Were Common In The West
The quintessential cowboy look originally came from the Wild West. The cowboys rode their horses sporting a cowboy hat, a bandana, some leather gloves, chaps, and boots. Cowboys may often be depicted as white men, but in reality, there were also many cowboys who were freed African-Americans, Native Americans, and Mexicans.
Cowboys Were Common In The West
