Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tale

Everyone knows about Paul Bunyan and Davy Crockett, but tall tales of women are less common. From Molly Cottontail, who can outwit any critter in the woods, to Hekeke, who slays a giant single-handedly, here are fifteen funny, stormy, vivid, and entertaining tall tales of larger-than-life women.