Wild West Entertainer. She was a wild west entertainer, who was a rodeo world champion, an exceptional sharpshooter, buffalo and bronc rider, and an all-around excellent equestrian, as well as a costume designer and seamstress. Her parents divorced when she was a child, and her father relocated her to Wyoming. When she was 16, she moved back to Steubenville, Ohio, to live with her mother. Newly divorced, she was invited by Gordon Lillie to join his group, "Pawnee Bill Wild West Show," in 1903. She earned the title "Champion Lady Bucking-Horse Rider of the World" and became famous for her bronc riding skills. She also developed other talents like trick riding, buffalo riding, and sharpshooting. She remained with the show until 1907. She joined Frederick Cummins' Wild West Indian Congress and the Rough Riders of the World in 1908 for a European trip. While touring in England, she was privileged to perform for socialites, politicians, and dignitaries, including England's King Edward VII. In 1911, she went back to work for Pawnee Bill, who had now joined his Wild West program with Buffalo Bills. In appreciation of her courage and talent, Cody presented her with an ivory-handled Colt single-action revolver. He had it engraved with the words "Buffalo Bill Cody to Lulu Parr 1911." She moved on to the 101 Ranch Wild West Show in 1913 and traveled to South America, where she performed for Argentine President Jose Figueroa Alcorta. By 1916, she was a top-billed performer, and she returned to Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show once again. Due to financial difficulties, the Wild West shows were losing popularity. She moved her act from one smaller show to another that barely paid for her travel expenses. She toured with the Cook Brothers' Texas Ranch 99, Vern's Tex-Mex Show, Tantlinger's Wild West, and King Brothers' Rodeo. She also performed with circuses such as Wortham's World's Greatest Show, Sells Floto Circus, Barnum-Bailey, Robbins Brothers Circus, and the Hagenbeck-Wallace Show. She retired penniless in 1929 and was forced to live with her brother and sister-in-law in Dayton, Ohio, in a house without running water or electricity. She tripped and fell while going out to collect water. When she returned home, she had a stroke and died shortly after. She was laid to rest in an unmarked pauper's grave in Medway Cemetery. When members of the Medway Area Historical Society learned she was buried in an unmarked grave years later, they donated funds for a monument, which was erected in 2001. She was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 2005.