USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1896 Shaaw Tláa, also known as Kate Carmack, was traveling in remote parts of Canada when her group discovered gold at Rabbit Creek. This discovery kicked off the Klondike Gold Rush and made Shaaw Tláa the first woman involved in this epic part of history.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a married American woman, Luzena Wilson reminded many miners of home, of their mothers, wives and sisters. She was treated, as she put it, like a “queen.” Under a progressive provision of the 1849 California Constitution, her status as a married woman allowed her the right to own property separate from her husband.

Detailed explanation-3: -Belinda Mulrooney (1872–1967) was an entrepreneur and purportedly the “richest woman in the Klondike". She made one fortune in the Klondike Gold Rush, lost it, and amassed a second, which lasted most of the rest of her life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Luzena stayed on in Vacaville until 1877 when two fires destroyed her property. After the fires she once again moved to Sacramento. Income from her real estate transactions supplemented her income during the later part of her life.