Colorado Experience: Ladies of the Mines
Colorado Experience: Ladies of the Mines
High altitude, groceries delivered by mule train, pack rats and spoiled Thanksgiving turkeys are just a few of the challenges faced by ladies living in Colorado’s remote mining towns at the end of the 19th Century. Learn the stories of three inspirational women who held their own while surrounded by a harsh landscape and un-lady-like company.
This episode in particular is required viewing for our kids’ home education
Really enjoying these historic docos… are there any others for say states like arizona, new mexico and utah (along similar lines)?
Iโm enjoying this series and am learning a lot about Colorado! Thank you so much!๐๐๐๐
Very informative video. My grandmother was born in Leadville in 1897 which was still a mining town. I think that her family struggled as well and like many others, she married young and had many children who by the Depression moved to Denver. Am very proud of our heritage and this video put a lot of things into perspective that the nostalgia is often swept under the carpet as people lived through a lot of hardship.
Learned more now about Colorado, than the nine years I lived there ! ๐ ๐บ๐ธ
Thank you
God bless the prostitutes that paved the way towards where we are now
I appreciated the female historian *i think her name was Ms Dallas- not trying glamorize the lot of prostitution. I recently listened to a speaker at some historical society. She attempted to romanticize prostitution and brothels. I also enjoyed this.
Witching sticks
Lonely try being on disability in 2020 ! Its so lonely ! Its unspeakable ! This life sounds good ! Did you hear thst fool say they enjoyed it ! Crazy fool thats how men think !!
Wow – it sounds like you were lucky if you reached old age. Inspirational people, though!
18:55 OK, the turkey got rotten because of the high altitude?????
Women . . . created, completed the man’s place, in Colorado !
I read that the father bathed first and then on down till smallest child
โTomboy Brideโ is a great book that describes the life of women in the mountains. I am so glad that you included Harriet Backus in this film.
I really enjoy this series..thank you!
I’m currently reading Harriet Backus’ Book, "Tomboy Bride". It’s fascinating!
I bought the Colorado Cache Cookbook; it’s my favorite. The only recipes in there that don’t work for me are the baked desserts. Maybe because I live near sea level. I once had carrot cake in Colorado. It was light and dry, like angel food cake. Quite an experience!
Thank you RM PBS for this wonderful series.
Been in Creede. Best journey of my life. Have ran into a ghost. Or what have you. Elderly lady, dressed similar to the first woman’s photo in the beginning. All black, old fashioned hat with fish net draping down. Black gloves, whole outfit from A to Z. If anyone else has also saw the same thing, or have any other similar stories, I’d love to hear/read of other people’s experiences as well.
They died, don’t glorify a terrible time of inequality and exploitation, a very romantic view of women’s suffering.
And The American Natives set back and LAUGHED AT THEIR IGNORANCE.
Now in 2021 the "Colorado Experience" is a watered down version of bars, music clubs etc
GO TO THE NATURE IN COLORADO, OR IF YOUR REALLY AN ADVENTURER GO SOBER! Amazing state with amazing energy, with amazing people. Let’s make it better
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*(@ **9:15** – bottom left)*
Very recommendable! Real Wild West! Real Pioneers!