Kate Rice

Kate Rice
Kate Rice outside her cabin on Wekusko Lake
Born	(1882-12-22)December 22, 1882 St. Marys, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 2, 1963(1963-01-02) (aged 80) Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Other names	Mooniasquao, "The Red Lady", "Lady of the Lake"[1]
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Occupation(s)	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.