Kate Rice
Kate Rice | |
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Kate Rice outside her cabin on Wekusko Lake | |
| Born | December 22, 1882 St. Marys, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | January 2, 1963 (aged 80) Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada |
| Other names | Mooniasquao, "The Red Lady", "Lady of the Lake" |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupations | Prospector, Writer, Trapper, Math Professor |
| Known for | First woman prospector |
Kate Rice (December 22, 1882 – January 3, 1963) was a Canadian prospector, adventurer, and writer from Ontario who homesteaded, prospected and mined in northern Manitoba. She garnered widespread attention for her adventurous life, brilliant mind, statuesque beauty, and for succeeding in the mineral industry, which very few women were engaged with at the time.