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She Was More Than a Big Nose

by | May 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

Kate and sister Wilma
She's remembered in history as Big Nose Kate and as Doc Holliday's on-again-off-again girlfriend. And sure, she had a large nose, but she also had the grit and spirit that let her survive on her own most of her almost-90 years. She was born Mary Katherine Haroney in Hungary on Nov. 7, 1850 to a prominent family. Her father moved them to Mexico when he became personal surgeo


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