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The Famous Five (French: Célèbres cinq), also known as The Valiant Five, [1] and initially as The Alberta Five, were five prominent Canadian suffragists who advocated for women and children: Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Emily Murphy, and Irene Parlby. [2]
Dates People Locations visited Reasons 1990: 5/7 – 5/10 The Duke of Gloucester: Nova Scotia: Halifax Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto: Attend engagements related to the Order of Saint John: 5/16 – 5/17 The Duke of Edinburgh: New Brunswick: Fredericton: Engagements at CFB Gagetown with the Royal Canadian Regiment: 5/20 – 5/21 The Duke of Edinburgh
This is a list of Canadian suffragists and suffragettes who were born in Canada or whose lives and works are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Dates Persons Locations Reasons; 2010: 19–22 March [20] The Earl and Countess of Wessex: British Columbia: Vancouver, Whistler; Attend events at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, meet with First Nations leaders and officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and distribute The Duke of Edinburgh's Awards. 23–25 April [21] The Princess Royal
Mary Richardson (1882–1961) – Canadian suffragette, arsonist, head of the women's section of the British Union of Fascists; Edith Rigby (1872–1948) – founder of St. Peter's School, prominent activist; Margaret Robertson (1892–1967) – campaigner; organiser of the Election Fighting Fund
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First introduced 101 years ago, in the wake of suffragettes winning themselves and their peers the right to vote, the amendment was meant to eliminate laws that discriminate on the basis of sex.
The Canadian Women's Suffrage Association, originally called the Toronto Women's Literary Guild, was an organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that fought for women's rights. After the association had been inactive for a while, the leaders founded the Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association in 1889.