Fanny Bendixen
Fanny Bendixen (c. 1820 – 2 May 1899) was a hotelier and saloon–keeper during the gold–rush period in British Columbia.
Fanny was an important figure in the service industry surrounding the Cariboo gold rush. Her hotels at Barkerville, Lightning Creek and Stanley were examples of her skills in the business world and her pioneering of opportunities for frontier women.
References
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- British Columbia reconsidered: essays on women
- Canadian History: Beginnings to Confederation
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