Did women mine in the gold rush?

Answer 1

Women had very little to choose from as far as work. They could work in the laundry, cook, sew, and become a prostitute. In the gold camps they were mainly prostitutes. When families came with children later in the gold rush they could teach.

Answer 2

A woman could do the same domestic chores she had at home, but be paid an ... groups also it was run boardinghouses, hotels, laundries, and stores

Answer 3

Yes.