Elizabeth Markham says "THE HELL WITH IT!"

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The Oregon Trail was a test of endurance for everyone, but especially for women pioneers. What happens when one woman has had enough?

If you'd like to know more of the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, please check out these links:

• https://www.theresahuppauthor.com/blog/2017/03/22/elizabeth-markham-one-womans-perspective-on-the-oregon-trail-and-on-matrimony/
• https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-oregon-trail
• https://www.grunge.com/1650142/most-brutal-deaths-oregon-trail/
• https://octa-trails.org/articles/life-and-death-on-the-oregon-trail/?srsltid=AfmBOopVvj_a0djifEfgQhQqBO2DCH4fqK4vWe2ocRSnsTvPL_4Sg0Fa
• https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJH18911211.2.34&srpos=2&e=------189-en--20--1--txt-txIN-elizabeth+markham-------1
• http://www.theragens.com/fifty_years/fifty_years_in_oregon_18-19.htm
• http://www.oregonpioneers.com/diaries.htm
• https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/History_of_Oregon_Literature/Chapter_27
• https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/edwin-markham