After the birth of Californian gold rush in'47, a larger percentage of male were among the immigrants who moved from their country to another as compared to females who had a very small percentage. However, after around ten years, the percentage of females got much higher than before, and they too were influenced to migrate for gold.
The perception about women in those days was that either they were good, and virtuous, or they were not good, and had bad character. Since men out numbered women, it was a rare sight to see a woman staying single for a long period, even if she was widowed. Proposals would literally break down the door for a single female.
The value of women was very high in those times, since they were in less population as compared to men. The advertisements were spread of women working on steamboats, which attracted customers who had never seen women in this scenario. Men would discuss about their marriage intentions with single females, and plan it out with their families.
Men would search for the appropriate match for themselves after great planning, and thorough searching. Women were barely seen working in minefields with men, but when they worked with men, they were treated really well, and with good manners.
The word of gold rush spread soon, and many women sailed across all the way from Europe to San Francisco. They were immediately hired by saloonkeepers, and gambling houses on very high wages. Their jobs would often include sitting beside the gamblers, or hand out drinks at the bar. In addition, since their employers guarded them, within a very short time they all had husbands. When this news reached their homelands, even more women sailed to California.
The gold rush fever did not exclude females, and many were a part of the mining field living alone without the support of any males. They were mostly hired for the cleaning, cooking, and maintenance jobs for the miners, and they travelled with them too. The miners in return would help the females in carrying their luggage.
Since men were given higher salaries at mining fields than females, many of these women usually hid their identity, and acted as men to get a good job, even though they were never harassed, or abused. Females were usually given low-level jobs, and men were given tougher ones, although many females wanted to work like a man. As, they were respected, and pampered in those days, they were not given any tough tasks.
Besides this, women opened up many boarding houses at major mining sites, which provided comfortable lodging, and food for the travelling, and the onset miners. They suffered similar hardships of mining, which included constantly chilled hands, and feet because of wet, and torn clothing. - 33380
The perception about women in those days was that either they were good, and virtuous, or they were not good, and had bad character. Since men out numbered women, it was a rare sight to see a woman staying single for a long period, even if she was widowed. Proposals would literally break down the door for a single female.
The value of women was very high in those times, since they were in less population as compared to men. The advertisements were spread of women working on steamboats, which attracted customers who had never seen women in this scenario. Men would discuss about their marriage intentions with single females, and plan it out with their families.
Men would search for the appropriate match for themselves after great planning, and thorough searching. Women were barely seen working in minefields with men, but when they worked with men, they were treated really well, and with good manners.
The word of gold rush spread soon, and many women sailed across all the way from Europe to San Francisco. They were immediately hired by saloonkeepers, and gambling houses on very high wages. Their jobs would often include sitting beside the gamblers, or hand out drinks at the bar. In addition, since their employers guarded them, within a very short time they all had husbands. When this news reached their homelands, even more women sailed to California.
The gold rush fever did not exclude females, and many were a part of the mining field living alone without the support of any males. They were mostly hired for the cleaning, cooking, and maintenance jobs for the miners, and they travelled with them too. The miners in return would help the females in carrying their luggage.
Since men were given higher salaries at mining fields than females, many of these women usually hid their identity, and acted as men to get a good job, even though they were never harassed, or abused. Females were usually given low-level jobs, and men were given tougher ones, although many females wanted to work like a man. As, they were respected, and pampered in those days, they were not given any tough tasks.
Besides this, women opened up many boarding houses at major mining sites, which provided comfortable lodging, and food for the travelling, and the onset miners. They suffered similar hardships of mining, which included constantly chilled hands, and feet because of wet, and torn clothing. - 33380
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