Louise Mckinney Louise, Like the Other Famous Five, Was a Women's Activist
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Louise Mckinney Louise, like the other famous five, was a women's activist. Louise was born in 1868 september 22 in Frankville Ontario, she died on July 10 1931 Claresholm Alberta. Lousie was an honorable member of the WCTU [Women's Christian Temperance Union] Louise became the first woman elected to a legislature in canada and the british empire. She was a methodist and prohibited plus a pioneer suffragist. She was named a National Historical Significance in 1839 and honorary senator. While working hard with the WCTU she met James Mckinney and soon the two were married. The two moved to Alberta and put the first christian church in the village in 2009. She also made many branches of WCTU around the area (between Edmonton and Saskatchewan). She proudly became the vice president of the organization. With working hard she grew 40 branches in less than a decade. She pu aarness of alcoholism in schools. Elections for the Alberta legislature were held in 1917 and her name was put on the ballot. On june 7 1917 she won a seat in the legislative assembly of alberta. Emily Murphy Emily Murphy was born March.14 1868 in Cooksten, Ontario. Emily died October 1933 in Edmonton, Alberta. Emily was, of course, a woman activist like the other famous five. Emily was a journalist, writer, politician and a magistrate judge. She proudly worked with the Famous Five behind the person's case. She was a self-described rebel. She also proudly held the titles of an outspoken feminest, suffragist and a controversial figure. She had a political Ontario family, so politics were discussed often at the dinner table. Emily went to an all girls school in toronto were she met her future husband Arthur Murphy who she had five children with. In 198 Emily was named a Person of National historic Significance and an Honorary senator in 2009. Thi wa cad b m ge an Bar Patn. Irene Parlby Irene was born on 9 January 1868 in London UK and died July 12, 1965 in Red Deer , A B . Irene was, of course, a woman activist like the other famous five. She was the first woman in Alberta, and the second in the British Empire, to be appointed to a cabinet position. She was known as the “Woman's Minister” and her career was based on activism and legislation. She was named a Person of National Historic Significance in 1966 and an honorary senator in 2009. She put much support in Alberta's Sexual Sterilization Act. Despite her fathers wishes instead of going to medical school she studied writing and theater. After travelling to Europe and moving to Alberta she found someone from Europe, Walter Parlby, that immigrated with his brother, and they soon married in 1897. They had one son, named Humphrey, in 1899.In 1913, Irene Parlby organized the first women’s local of the UFA. She was elected president of the UFA Women’s Auxiliary in 1916. As president, she worked for better healthcare, social services, schools and better libraries in the farm life.In 1916, Parlby presented a paper at a joint UFA/UFWA convention in Calgary titled “Women’s Place in the Nation.” In it, she argued that women should insert themselves in all areas of society. The Persons Case Women were not considered people and that was the problem. Women were not allowed to vote because of that. The woman had to wear skirts and dresses that wouldn’t show their ankles. They showed at less skin as they could, well, were not allowed. In 1927, thanks to the Famous Five, women were eventually allowed to vote. The Persons Case enabled women to work for change in the House of Commons and the Senate. WCTU (Women's Christian Temperance Union) The WCTU believed that alcholaisim is the reason of unenployment, disease, poverty, violence against women and children and poverty. They wanted alcohol gone. The WCTU was the largest non-denominational organization in the 19th century of Canada. They also fought the woman's right to vote in Canada and lean towards prohibition. In 1850 women shamed men by standing and praying in bar entrances. In 1874 an organization was founded in Cleveland, Ohio. Letitia Youngmans was the first president of WCTU.There were 10,000 people in the year 1900. My great aunt Barbera Paterson By great aunt Barbera famously carved the Famous Five! Her carvings sit on Parliament Hill and the Calgary Olympic Plaza. She carved them out of bronze, it was made of bronze to withstand the coming centuries. She single handedly made all of them by herself, and there 1.5 times the size of a normal human.She first made them out of clay as a model, like on my shirt. Barbera always lived in Edmonton, having no desire to move. She raised three boys with a husband named Dr. John Paterson. She had a bachelor of Fine Arts in 1988. In her own words “I prefer to do women, I have a real strong bond. They are strong women and they just sort of dragged me along with them.”. .