3 WAYITWAS-2000-4 eng Goerke-Shrode, Sabine Settler's humor helped her cope in pioneer days 2000-01-16 During the early years of the Gold Rush, women were a rare sight, especially in the gold fields, but also in the newly forming settlements. One of the few who braved the hardships of the journey was 28-year-old Luzena Stanley Wilson, who, together with her husband Mason Wilson and her two toddler-aged children, came to Vacaville in the spring of 1851. vacahc@gmail.com 4 00099802378 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/4/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/4/4.1.pdf PDF Document