About Us
The Legendary Ladies, founded in 1992, grew from early members’ mutual love of women’s history, costumes, and performance. Known for the first thirteen years as The Shady Ladies, the group participated in a variety of parades and festivals and developed their signature performance, “Unconventional Women of the West.”
In 2005, members voted for a change of name to The Legendary Ladies and also decided to focus more on historical performance. As a result, members have researched and written scripts for one to five or more different women from the time period of the mid-1800’s to the mid-1900’s.
Our mission is to promote the history of women who made unique contributions to the West.
Legendary Ladies in Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame
Doc Susie Anderson
Isabella Bird
Molly Brown
Mary Coyle Chase
Mary Elitch
Anne Evans
Emily Griffith
Julia Archibald Holmes
Helen Hunt Jackson
Frances Jacobs
Ellis Meredith
Mary Rippon
Florence Sabin
Augusta Tabor
Baby Doe Tabor
