[1] In Dawson City, the Gordons took up animal trapping and raised three bear cubs.
They lived there until 1945, when they moved to Mayo, Yukon so that their young daughter could attend school and socialise with other children.
[1] In 1967 she decided to run for election to the Yukon Territorial Council because of her concern for water and sewer systems in the local area.
[2] She sat on the council for three years, during which time she requested that the other (male) members call her Charlie to make it clear that "she expected no special treatment as a woman".
She also spent 20 years working for the Yukon Water Board and helped to coordinate the International Year of Older Persons in Yukon in 1999, which involved planting a birch tree for every senior citizen in Mayo.