1869-1932+Katherine+Ryan

http://www.epl.ca/infofile-detail?subject_detail=Klondike%20Kate =**Katherine Ryan (1869-1932)**=

=**Who:**= =**When:**= =**What:**= =Where:=
 * =**Katherine Ryan (Klondike Kate)**=
 * =**1****869-1932**=
 * ===**Championed woman's suffrage**===
 * ===first female special constable of the North West Mounted Police (forerunner of the RCMP),a guard for women in the Whitehorse jail===
 * ===Joined Yukon Gold Rush in 1898===
 * ===Opened a restaurant and invested in local mines===
 * ===Inspired women to join the police===
 * ===If she didn't join in the police, women would have no courage to join in the police===
 * ===born in Johnville, Newbrunswick===
 * ===Stikine Trail===
 * ===Whitehorse===
 * ===Stewart, B.C.===

Why:

 * ===first female member of the North West Mounted Police===
 * ===first woman who walked into the Stikine Trail===
 * ===a member of the newly created government Minimum Wage Board===