This week’s Greatest Klondiker Contestant: France as Faith Fenton Victorian School teacher by day, crusading journalist by night, Faith Fenton struck the spark of independence in the hearts of women all over Canada. She became Canadas first female columnist while writing for the Toronto Empire. When gold was discovered in the Yukon, Fenton accompanied the Yukon Field Forces nurses to the Yukon as a correspondent for The Globe. Faith Fenton brought the Klondike to the homes of Canadians. Could she be the Greatest Klondiker? Greatest Klondiker Contest, Sunday to Thursday at the Palace Grand Theatre Photo : Phyllis McKay ; A Passionate Pen
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 16:45:38 +0000