Henrietta Edwards
Canadian women's rights activist (1849–1931) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henrietta Muir Edwards (18 December 1849 – 10 November 1931) was a Canadian women's rights activist, author and reformer.[1] She was the eldest of "The Famous Five", along with Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney and Irene Parlby, who fought to have women recognized as "persons" under the law, and for the woman's right to vote in elections.
Henrietta Edwards | |
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Born | Henrietta Louise Muir (1849-12-18)18 December 1849 |
Died | 10 November 1931(1931-11-10) (aged 81) Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada |
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Known for | Women's rights activist |
Spouse |
Oliver C. Edwards
(m. 1876; died 1915) |
She was born Henrietta Louise Muir in Montreal as well as lived in Montreal. She grew up in an upper-middle-class family that valued culture and religion. Edwards became active in many religious organisations, where she grew disenchanted with old traditions where the exclusion of women was acceptable.[2]