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  • Calamity Jane's real name was Martha Jane Cannary.
  • Also known as: Martha Jane Cannary Burke About Calamity Jane: Calamity Jane was noted for her habit of dressing in men's clothing. She nursed victims of a smallpox epidemic in 1878, also dressed as a man. She was something of a local legend because the Sioux Indians left her alone (as well as because of her other eccentricities). More information from: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/westernamerica/p/calamity_jane.htm

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