Women of the West Author:Silvia Anne Sheafer The time is the late 1880s. The setting is the lawless, rough and tumble West. The women are: Lotta Crabtree, Fairy star of the Mother Lode; Charlie Parkhurst, A lifetime of disguise; Lola Montez, Courtesan and Grass Valley socialite; Cassie Hill, Wells Fargo agent; Donaldina Cameron, Missionary who rescues Chinese slave girls; Emma Wixom, Nevad... more »a City girl captivates the European stage, and Elanor Dumont, Madam Moustache.« less