Women of the Klondike
By: Frances Backhouse ; [edited by Elaine Jones].
Publisher: Whitecap Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Women pioneers -- Yukon Territory -- Klondike River Valley -- History; Women gold miners -- Yukon Territory -- Klondike River Valley -- History; Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries
Description: Here are the stories of those fascinatingly diverse women -- entrepreneurs, domestics, nuns, doctors, nurses, and journalists -- who played a critical role in the Klondike gold rush at the turn of the century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-204) and index.