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First Person : A Biography of Cairine Wilson, Canada's First Woman Senator
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First Person : A Biography of Cairine Wilson, Canada's First Woman Senator
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| Abstract |
The Montreal-born Cairine Reay Mackay Wilson (1885-1962) was the first woman appointed to Canada's senate. The author outlines the Mackays' family history in Montreal, Cairine's privileged upbringing within the city's Anglo elite, her marriage to Norman Wilson (1876-1956) in 1909 and their move to Ontario, first to Rockland and, in 1918, to Ottawa. In that city, Cairine Wilson began working with underprivileged children, refugees and the poor. She also became involved in federal politics, as one of the founders of the Twentieth Century Liberal Association and the National Federation of Liberal Women of Canada, of which she served as President from 1938 to 1948. In February 1930, she was appointed the first female Senator by Liberal Prime Minister Mackenzie King. She was also the chairpeson of the Canadian National Committee on Refugees, the first woman to chair a Senate Standing Committee (Immigration and Labour), and the first woman Deputy Speaker of the Canadian Senate.
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Toronto, ON
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Dundurn Press
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1988
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| # of Pages |
304p.
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en
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1-55002-029-3
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| Citation |
Knowles, Valerie. First Person : A Biography of Cairine Wilson, Canada’s First Woman Senator. Toronto, ON: Dundurn Press, 1988.
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