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Woman Charley Parkhurst Revealed After Death
The account details the long life of Charley Parkhurst, a renowned California stagecoach driver known for driving through dangerous routes. After his death, it was discovered that Charley was a woman who had hidden her gender for decades while earning high wages and facing the perils of frontier travel alongside many male colleagues. The piece reflects on her remarkable endurance, the era's gender norms, and the public reaction to the revelation.
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