"If You Act Like a Lady, Men Will Always Treat You As One:" Gold Rush Queen, Nellie Cashman

On this episode of Our American Stories, relatively few women went with the initial stampedes to new mineral discoveries throughout the American frontiers. None went unescorted to so many remote, perilous places as Nellie Cashman—or until age 80, as Nellie did. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.