Klondike kate ryan biography

Overview

This lesson is based on viewing the Katherine Ryan biography from The Canadians series (external resource).

Katherine Ryan, more commonly known as "Klondike Kate," has become a legend of the Yukon Gold Rush. Her decision to join the Gold Rush went against the expectations of women in her time.

Aims

A study of Katherine Ryan's life provides students with the opportunity to learn about the Klondike Gold Rush as well as the suffrage movement, women's roles in society, and women's roles in the family during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Klondike kate ryan biography

Students will explore these issues and themes in a variety of writing exercises.

Background

"Klondike Kate" was not a dance-hall entertainer, but a Northern frontier heroine and a contributor to the development of our nation.

She was born Katherine Ryan on August 20, 1869 in the small Irish community of Johnville, New Brunswick. She travelled across the continent to Seat