Author of the article: Susanna McLeod
Publishing date: Dec 31, 2020  â¢Â December 31, 2020  â¢Â 6 minute read
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Adventure takes on many forms. It could be jungle escapes, ziplining or maybe sailing ocean waves. Ellen (Nellie) Cashmanâs life was an adventure into gold rushes, establishing businesses, and grubstaking prospectors. Her work included philanthropy, especially where miners were concerned. A single woman, she earned the respect of stampeders and adoration from the causes she supported. Mining pioneer and philanthropist Nellie Cashman, circa 1874. Photo by Royal British Columbia Museum /Wikimedia Commons
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Author of the article: Susanna McLeod
Publishing date: Dec 31, 2020  â¢Â December 31, 2020  â¢Â 6 minute read
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Adventure takes on many forms. It could be jungle escapes, ziplining or maybe sailing ocean waves. Ellen (Nellie) Cashmanâs life was an adventure into gold rushes, establishing businesses, and grubstaking prospectors. Her work included philanthropy, especially where miners were concerned. A single woman, she earned the respect of stampeders and adoration from the causes she supported. Mining pioneer and philanthropist Nellie Cashman, circa 1874. Photo by Royal British Columbia Museum /Wikimedia Commons
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Rotary Club Hosts Author Of ‘Scandalous Women’ - 6:19 am
Scandalous Women of the Old West: Women Who Dared to be Different by author Donna Pedace. Courtesy/Rotary
By LINDA HULL
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
“Scandalous as defined by the standards of the 1800s. These are women who lived outside the role of traditional wife and mother,” explained author Donna Pedace who spoke via zoom to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos Dec. 8 about her newly-released book, Scandalous Women of the Old West: Women Who Dared to be Different.
In preparation for writing her book about a subject that had fascinated her for years, Pedace delved deeply into historical documents, such as diaries and newspaper reports, to dispel “the myths and suppositions” that surrounded the lives of the 130 women she originally researched.
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