Calamity Jane
The Unstoppable Woman
Calamity is Here!
Calamity Jane was known for her actions in her life. Calamity Jane was brought into the world on May 1, 1852 in Princeton, Missouri. Her parents named her Martha jane Cannary. When she was a baby she moved with her parents to Ohio and Her Six siblings were born in Ohio. As a child her family was poor because her parents were not good at their farming job. Soon enough when she was 3 years old her family went on the Oregon Trail to get to Oregon. When she was 5 years old she had a dream to become a great horsewoman and soon she was the best female rider around the young age of Six. Calamity Jane was an adventurous girl because of her love of traveling and how much she enjoyed scouting in wars and traveling all around the world. When she was 22 years old she meet Will Bill and soon fell in love and got married. Soon after a war she came home to no greeting and had found out that her husband had been shot and killed.She had a hard time in her life after that and soon was addicted to drugs and alcohol.
The Unstoppable Woman
Calamity Jane lived an adventurous life. Most people today know her as the woman who saved one of the best generals during the Civil war. The general was shot and Calamity´s first move was go right to the general to save him, and ride off to find home. Before General Custer died, He said to her, ¨You were so brave out there and the best scout I have ever had in the calamity, from now on i call you Calamity Jane.¨ And that was General Custer´s last words. And that's how she became the famous Calamity Jane! Many tall tales and legends have been written about how she was the most unstoppable woman in the west.
Her Character Traits
Calamity Jane was a very Brave person, for example she was the only scout to live the worst war in the time and risked her life for her general. She died on Aug 1,1903 and she died a loyal person because of her leading scouts and helping others and never ¨Give Up!