Guntoting ladies faced discrimination and challenges from "summary" of Pistols and Petticoats by Erika Janik
The women who wielded guns in the Wild West faced discrimination and challenges that were unique to their gender. While men were often celebrated for their marksmanship and courage, women who carried firearms were viewed with suspicion and sometimes outright hostility. Society had strict expectations for women, and those who deviated from the norm were often shunned or ostracized. These gun-toting ladies had to navigate a male-dominated world where their very presence was seen as a threat to the established order. They faced ridicule and scorn from both men and women who believed that a woman's place was in the home, not out on the frontier fighting for survival. Despite these obstacles, many women refused to be constrained by societal norms and took up arms to protect t...
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