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White Pine Pictures: First Lady of the Yukon

Curated by ACT

Martha Black was an adventurous woman who left a comfortable life in Chicago to live in the Yukon during the Gold Rush. She became the second female Member of Parliament in Canada. This site describes the making of a television documentary about her life and gives historical and biographical information.

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women adventurers, women in the gold rush, women miners, martha purdy black, yukon gold rush, yukon women, female mp, female member of parliament, history of canada, women of the klondike, famous people of the yukon

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Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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