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Henrietta Muir Edwards: The Journey of A Canadian Feminist
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Henrietta Muir Edwards: The Journey of A Canadian Feminist
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| Abstract |
A biography of the Montreal-born Henrietta Louise Edwards (née Muir) (1849-1931). a feminist activist and artist. Although known today for her work while living in Alberta, especially as one of the five women responsible for launching the 1926 court case (known as the Persons Case) regarding women's eligibility for appointment to the Canadian Senate, it was her years in Montreal (1849 to 1883) and her upbringing by her evangelical Baptist parents, that influenced her work in "Christian service." Among the initiatives that Henrietta Muir Edwards founded while living in Montreal were: The Young Women's Reading Room, the Montreal chapter of the Working Women's Association, the monthly publication "Women's Work in Canada", and the Montreal Women's Printing Office. The author describes Edwards as the quintessential nineteenth century feminist, bourgeois, religious and moderate.
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PhD dissertation
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University of Calgary
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Calgary, AB
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1996
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v-350p.
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en
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Roome, Patricia. “Henrietta Muir Edwards: The Journey of A Canadian Feminist.” PhD dissertation, University of Calgary, 1996. https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq24346.pdf.
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