Molly Goodnight
Mary Ann Dyer Goodnight (September 12, 1839 – April 11, 1926) was an American cattlewoman, conservationist, and educator married to prominent Texas rancher and cattleman Charles Goodnight. She was a 1991 inductee of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Mary Ann is credited with saving the Southern Plains Bison from extinction. Life Mary Ann (Molly) Goodnight was born Mary Ann Dyer on September 12, 1839, in Madison County, Tennessee. Mary Ann's father, Joel Henry Dyer, fought in the Battle of New Orleans and was the attorney general of West Tennessee. Mary Ann's mother, Susan Lynch Miller, was the granddaughter of William Blount, the first territorial governor of Tennessee. Mary Ann did not have a formal education, as there were no formal schools while growing up in Tennessee. However, Mary Ann was taught by her parents from a young age and knew how to read and write. In 1854, when she was 14, Mary Ann's parents brought her to Belknap, Texas. Not soon after her ...
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