Women of the Gold Rush. (California 1849)
Margaret Holbrook SpeakerNet Sponsor
- Regions:
- Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
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- Paid: Fee per hour and then for additional half hours. If talk under one hour revised rates apply.
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 17th June 2023
- Tagged:
- Gold Rush | California | Brothels | Women In History
Have you ever wondered about the women of the Californian Gold Rush? The towns and cities that evolved left a lot to be desired and were in the main male dominated but women did live there. Some women made a living from cooking for the miners who came into the area from 1848, and providing clean boarding houses for those who could afford it. In 1849 as more gold was being discovered the number of men soared. Madams soon moved in with their 'girls'. They built hotels and gambling houses. Many of the young women who worked in these places were no more than teenagers. I will give a short bio of some of the women, who were there; the good and the bad and those 'in between'.
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Margaret lives in Cheshire where she grew up. Before writing finally found its way to the fore she worked variously as a sales assistant, bookkeeper and at one point ran her own floristry business. Margaret writes poetry, fiction and plays. Her short story Pig Man, was a finalist in the 2015 Cheshire Prize for Literature. In June 2014, Margaret's story 'Our Brian' was long-listed for BBC Radio 4's 'Opening Lines'. In November 2014, her play, 'The Supper Party', made it to the final 3 in a competition for Blackpool's Grand Theatre. In 2017 her play 'Ruthless' was long-listed for the Top Five Competition at Bolton's Octagon Theatre. In July 2021 her play 'The Bus Stop' was performed at Buxton Festival Fringe followed in 2022 by 'Any Other Day', a play about Alan Turing. To date she has written 5 novels, (including the first 3 Jack France Mysteries) 2 novellas, 3 short story collections, 3 poetry collections and a picture book for children (illustrated by Karen Ross) Her poetry and short stories have been published in many magazines and on line, incl, The SHOp, Best of British, Flash, I love you, Dreich, Three Drops from a Cauldron and Orbis.
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