Fanny Bendixen (1820May 2, 1899) was a hotelier and saloon–keeper during the gold–rush period in

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. Fanny was an important figure in the service industry surrounding the

Cariboo gold rush The Cariboo Gold Rush was a gold rush in the Colony of British Columbia, which later joined the Canadian province of British Columbia. The first gold discovery was made at Hills Bar in 1858, followed by more strikes in 1859 on the Horsefly River, ...

. Her hotels at

Barkerville Barkerville was the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush in British Columbia, Canada, and is preserved as a historic town. It is located on the north slope of the Cariboo Plateau near the Cariboo Mountains east of Quesnel. BC Highway 26, which ...

, Lightning Creek and

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were examples of her skills in the business world and her pioneering of opportunities for frontier women.

References

External links

''British Columbia reconsidered: essays on women''

''Canadian History: Beginnings to Confederation''
1820 births 1899 deaths Businesspeople from British Columbia Canadian hoteliers Cariboo people Canadian women in business Saloonkeepers 19th-century Canadian businesspeople {{Canada-business-bio-stub