Mary Fields ("Stagecoach Mary") c. 1832 – 5 December 1914. African Americans in the West were far more than cowboys and soldiers. African American men and women worked in every field. "Stagecoach" Mary Fields, was one bad-ass African American cowgirl, who "fought wolves, trudged through freezing rain, drank hard, brawled harder, revolted against every cultural stereotype the planet had to offer, and routinely punched out cowboys half her age". She died at age 82! A true American hero!