Henrietta Edwards
Henrietta Louise Edwards , née Muir (born December 18, 1849 in Montreal , Québec , † November 10, 1931 in Fort Macleod , Alberta ) was a Canadian suffragette , reformer and member of the so-called The Famous Five .
Life
After she married Oliver C. Edwards and had three children, the family moved to Saskatchewan . Even as a young woman she supported various feminist causes, founded the “Working Girls' Association” in 1875 to support the professional training of women and published the magazine Women's Work in Canada . In 1893 she founded the National Council of Women and the Victorian Order of Nurses together with Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon .
Together with Nellie McClung , Irene Parlby , Emily Murphy and Louise McKinney , she was one of the women of "The Famous Five" (also known as the Valiant Five ). The five successfully pushed a petition , the Persons Case , forward in 1927 , which clarified the term "person" in the Constitution Act of 1867 . It was found that women were actually persons within the meaning of the law and that they were thus allowed to become members of the Canadian Senate . By then, this section had ensured that women were excluded from political office.
The Senate decided in October 2009 to appoint Edwards and the other members of the Famous Five as Canada's first honorary senators.
Web links
- The Famous Five at Library and Archives Canada (English; French can also be set at the top right). Accessed September 16, 2019
- The Famous 5, Heroes of Today , Alberta Heritage (Eng.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Famous Five at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, English, accessed September 16, 2019
- ↑ Persons Case ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ Alberta's Famous Five named honorary senators. The Globe and Mail , October 11, 2009
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| SURNAME | Edwards, Henrietta |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muir, Henrietta Louise (maiden name); Edwards, Henrietta Muir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian suffragette and reformer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1931 |
| Place of death | Fort Macleod , Alberta |