Overlooked No More: Charley Parkhurst, Gold Rush Legend With a Hidden Identity
This article details the life and ever-present mystery surrounding Charles Parkhurst, the first woman to have voted (illegitimately) in California due to living her life as a male stagecoach.
Notables: Thirty Years in Disguise, Charlotte Darkey Parkhurst, Ebenezer Balch, The Real Mountain Charley, Wells Fargo, Charley Darkey Parkhurst, One-Eyed Charley, Charley's Choice, The Whip, Charles Darkey Parkhurst
Notables: Thirty Years in Disguise, Charlotte Darkey Parkhurst, Ebenezer Balch, The Real Mountain Charley, Wells Fargo, Charley Darkey Parkhurst, One-Eyed Charley, Charley's Choice, The Whip, Charles Darkey Parkhurst
Creator:
Tim Arango
Source:
New York Times
Date: 2018
Type:
ARTICLE
Coverage:
- Biographies
- Suffrage
- Santa Cruz County
- Santa Cruz
- Watsonville
- 2010s
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-BIOGRAPHY N TO S-3
Collection
Citation
Arango, Tim. “Overlooked No More: Charley Parkhurst, Gold Rush Legend With a Hidden Identity.” New York Times. 2018. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/138455. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.