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Henrietta Muir Edwards Famous Five
Henrietta Muir Edwards (1849-1931), journalist, suffragist and organizer, fought for equal rights for wives, mothers' allowances and women's rights.

She started the Working Girls' Association in Montreal in 1875, a forerunner of the YWCA. Later, while living in Alberta, she compiled two works on Alberta and federal laws affecting women and children.

Photo: Courtesy of Glenbow Archives, Calgary, Alberta, NA-2607-1

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