The Movers and Shakers

In and Out of Hot Water

"I think women can save civilization.  Emily Murphy - Judge and one of the "Famous Five "People still speak of womanhood as if it were a disease." Nellie McClung - (1873-1951) politician "A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water."  Eleanor Roosevelt "It is good to live in these first days when the foundations of things are being laid, to be able, now and then, to place a stone or carry the mortar to set it good and true." Emily Murphy - 1868-1933. - feminist and  social activist.

This portion of the site is designed to introduce you to a few of the Canadian female activists of the day when women were 'not persons in matters of rights and privileges.'  (British North America Act, 1867).  It was more than just gaining the right to vote (Suffragettes are covered in a separate page), but these women had to actually prove that they were a 'person'.   Those listed below risked it all to lay the foundation for future generations and it's up to us to build on that.

Felicite Angers Grace Bagnato Robertine Barry Catherine "Kit" Coleman Henrietta Marie Edwards Muriel Fergusson Barbara Hanley Nora Frances Henderson Nancy Hodges Helen Alice Kinnear

Mary Ellen Smith Helena E. Squires Charlotte Whitton

Eliz. Pauline MacCallum Annie Caroline Macdonald Helen Gregory MacGill Agnes Campbell Macphail Clara Brett Martin Nellie Mooney McClung Louise Crummy McKinney Blanche Margaret Meagher Emily Murphy Irene Marryat Parlby Mary Dodgson Pellatt

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