They Saw the Elephant - Women in the California Gold Rush
Entry/Object ID
L2007.31.10
Description
They Saw the Elephant tells the history of women's experiences in the California gold rush. "Seeing the Elephant" symbolized the '49 gold rushers the exotic, mythical, once-in-a-lifetime adventure. The influence of women in developing culture and the society of those early days. This book describes how the women labored and struggled on the trail and even in mines in search of gold.
265/Softbound/Illustrations/Maps
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Mining, Settlements
Search Terms
California-Gold Discoveries, Women Pioneers-California-History-19th Century, Women-California-History-19th Century, Frontier and pioneer life-California, California Trail, Women in the West, Western Migration, Gold Rush
