Paperback Montana Women's Stories Martha Kohl Categories: Women, History, General Interest, Old West, Biography/Memoir Grit, Grace & Guts: The Women Who Built Montana Montana's history, told through the fierce and fascinating lives of its women. Beyond Schoolmarms and Madams reveals the bold and often untold stories of the women who shaped Montana across centuries—from 19th-century Native warriors to 21st-century finance reformers. Ruth Garfield, who became Montana's first female sheriff after her husband's 1920 assassination Indigenous leaders, civil rights advocates, and community builders across the state's history Unexpected contrasts—from activists fighting segregation to women aligned with the Ku Klux Klan Edited by Martha Kohl, a leading historian behind the acclaimed Montana: Stories of the Land Perfect for readers of women's history, Western history, and anyone curious about the complex lives that helped shape Montana.