GOLDIE GRIFFITH


Goldie Griffith is a renowned cowgirl and credited as one of the first professional female athletes in the US. She was part of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show and was a famous boxer and wrestler, known to challenge others and put on bets. She also became an actress and stunt rider for new Western films.

It was known that Goldie got married at Madison Square Garden with 8,000 people in attendance. She also owned several restaurants in Colorado, applied to be the first policewoman in San Francisco, and trained dogs for the war. Is there anything else this brave woman cannot do?

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