"Klondike Women" is a compelling collection of historical
photographs and first-hand accounts of the adventures, challenges,
and disappointments of women on the trails to the Klondike gold
fields. In the midst of a depression near the turn of the twentieth
century, these women dared to act on the American dream. As they
journeyed through the Northwest wilderness, they explored and
extended not only the physical frontiers of North America but also
the social frontiers about the "women's place."
Challenging the myth that the only women who participated in gold
rushes were prostitutes and gold-diggers of the euphemistic sort,
Melanie Mayer shows us that Klondike women came from all walks of
life--socialites to poor immigrants, single women, wives, widows,
and children. They planned to make their money through many
different undertakings including mining, business, entertainment,
professional, and service enterprises. Their approaches to life
were as varied as their roles--optimistic or skeptical; cautious or
adventuresome; gregarious or self-contained; contemplative or
active. There was no typical Klondike woman. Individually, their
stories can be funny, hopeful, tragic, or poignant. Taken together,
they give rich, complex images of the people, times, and places of
the gold rush.
A visually exciting book, "Klondike Women" features over 150
photographs and illustrations. This volume should appeal not only
to the general reader, but to those interested in history, women's
studies, and the Pacific Northwest as well.
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