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Mary MacLane, the Wild Woman from Butte

Mary MacLane, the Wild Woman from Butte

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·April 25, 2025
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duskwuff

If you're curious to read her book yourself: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Mary_MacLane

cushychicken

Grew up in Bozeman MT, about an hour’s drive from Butte.

This makes me realize the trope of “young person from the west who just wants to GET THE FUCK OUT OF THIS TOWN” is much older than I thought.

all2

I think this may always have been a thing. The idea of 'differentiation' in psychology might be related; where young adults seek for ways to be _different_ than their parents/siblings/peers.

krupan

The first influencer?

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I dated a wild woman, I quite miss her