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How were women treated in the goldfields?
Most of the women who journeyed to the goldfields were treated very poorly by the gold miners. Many women dressed up as men to keep from being recognized.
How did women on the goldfields earn money?
They did the cooking.
How did the women survive on the goldfields?
by going to another country
What did men do on the goldfields?
they mined for gold but women were not allowed to
What hardships did women face on the goldfields?
on the goldfields women faced many hardships such as shania :0
Were there women on the goldfields?
Yes, as housekeepers, washerwomen, entertainers, prostitutes.
Do only men dig on the goldfields?
Yes men only did dig for gold in the goldfields because the women were so busy with their jobs and children.
What did women wear on the goldfields?
Women on the goldfields wore the same clothes as ordinary city women, and farmers' wives. They wore long skirts which covered their ankles, and long sleeves to their wrists. They had lace-up or button-up bodices and boots.
How did women on the goldfields dispose waste?
Women on the goldfields typically disposed of waste by burying it in pits or throwing it into nearby creeks or rivers. They did not have access to modern waste disposal facilities, so they had to find ways to manage their waste in the absence of formal infrastructure.
When did miners of the goldfields Australia take a day off?
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What difficulties did women on the goldfields face?
nothing women just had fun and went to school and never took care of there food
Did women on the goldfields stay clean?
woman did stay and clean but not all the time cause they had to look after kids and clean
