Goldie Griffith lived at least a dozen different lives. From preteen boxer in a sketchy snake-oil show, to bronco-riding superstar of the world-famous Buffalo Bill Wild West, to accidental bigamist and bartender – Goldie dived headlong into every new endeavor with her trademark fearless enthusiasm. And she never shot a husband who didn’t deserve it.
Olivia is on location in Nederland, Colorado with Kay Turnbaugh, author of The Last of the Wild West Cowgirls.
Buffalo Bill Museum
Buffalo Bill Museum
Buffalo Bill Museum
Buffalo Bill Museum
courtesy of Kay Turnbaugh
photo by Kay Turnbaugh
courtesy of Kay Turnbaugh
Buffalo Bill Museum
Buffalo Bill Museum
courtesy of Kay Turnbaugh
courtesy of Kay Turnbaugh
courtesy of Kay Turnbaugh
photo by R. Childers
photo by Olivia Meikle
photo by Olivia Meikle
Kay Turnbaugh is the author of The Last of the Wild West Cowgirls, a project she began after she sold the newspaper she owned for 27 years in Nederland, Colorado. She spent four years researching the life of Goldie Griffith, one of Nederland’s most notorious former residents and one of the first professional female athletes in the country. Her biography of Goldie won a WILLA literary award for creative nonfiction. She has also written a kids’ book about the mountain pine beetle, and several regional history books and guidebooks for hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing. She also writes Cowgirl Cocktail, a bi-weekly Substack featuring female trailblazers.
Music featured in this episode includes
“I Ain’t No Angel” by The Strangebyrds
“You Win Again” by The Earth Stringband, “Cripple Creek” by Half Pelican, “Spirit Riders” and “Bone Dry” by Telecasted, “Western Spaghetti” and “Fractal of Light” by Chris Haugen, “Broken Promise” by Jimena Contreras, “Empty Bottle, Empty Bed” by the Mini Vandals, and “A Ghost Town” by Quincas Moreira
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