Friday, July 10, 2026
Sarah A. Bowman – Camp Follower of the American West
Sarah A. Bowman, who earned the nickname the “Great Western,” was a Madam, cook, businesswoman, nurse, wife, and mother who made her way around the American West, primarily following soldier camps. She was married several times and also went by the last names of Boginnis, Bourdette, Bourget, Bourjette, Borginnis, Davis, Bowman, and possibly Foyle.
