14. Charley Parkhurst
One of the most excellent stagecoach drivers of the Old West was Charley Parkhurst, and many who raced her were surprised to find out she was a woman. Charley grew up in an orphanage and ran away, and she would dress as a boy so she could work in stables, which is where she learned how to drive a coach.
Known as One-Eyed Charley or Six Horse Charley, she was short in stature but strong in nature. She built a reputation as a skilled and talented driver but had to flee to Georgia after a possible threat of exposure. Charley would later move west to California in 1851.