Folk Heroes: Etta Place

<p>Etta Place (c. 1880s) is a mystery. The rifle-toting bandit of the Old West ran with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as part of the notorious train-robbing Wild Bunch. But who was she before she joined the gang? The legends and theories that chase Etta Place through time paint a picture of a woman who lived a daring life outside the margins of history books. </p> <p><strong>For Further Reading:</strong></p> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/16197179">Unsolved Mysteries of the Old West</a> by W.C. Jameson</li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060904183227/http://ndnd.essortment.com/ettaplacebutch_rnmb.htm">Who Was Etta Place</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://historytogo.utah.gov/etta-place/">Just Who Was the Outlaw Queen Etta Place? | History to Go</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.legendsofamerica.com/etta-place/">Etta Place – Hanging With the Sundance Kid – Legends of America</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51368/mystery-ann-bassett-and-etta-place">The Mystery of Ann Bassett and Etta Place | Mental Floss</a>    </li> </ul> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">This month, we're talking about Folk Heroes. People whose lives and stories took on mythic proportions.</p> <p>History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should.</p> <p>Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily