New Mexico in the 1880s was considered the wildest part of the Wild West, filled with bustling railroad towns, gamblers, cowboys, and tensions, particularly due to racism after the Civil War. After a big brawl in one of their restaurants, Fred Harvey and Tom Gable introduced the concept of employing "Harvey Girls," young women from the East and Midwest. This became a radical and lucrative opportunity for thousands of women. The Harvey Girls part 3