Women+of+the+Gold+Rush


 * __Women of the gold rush__**

Almost everyone who traveled west to try and strike it rich were men, in fact 98% were (We the people, the Calfornia Gold Rush, jean F. Blashfield, pg.33). The few women that did go to the west became entertainers or saloon keepers. Some of the reason women wanted to move west was because they had the opportunity to make their own money and not be trapped by their husbands income. In the new west they allowed women to own their own property. The west took much from others, but started to give more rights to women and offered the independence they needed (We the people, the Calfornia GR, jean F. Blashfield, pg.33). [|ctap295.ctaponline.org/. ../activities.html]