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A Liberal-Labour Lady : The Times and Life of Mary Ellen Spear Smith
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A biography of Mary Ellen Spear Smith, the British Empire's first female cabinet member. Mary Ellen Spear Smith (1863-1933), the first female cabinet minister in the British Empire, left a significant and complex legacy. A miner's daughter, Smith pioneered the women's suffrage movement in Canada and campaigned on behalf of a nascent labor movement in parliament, even as she embraced the white supremacy and bourgeois ideals of the Empire. Through the story of this intrepid politician, A Liberal-Labour Lady captures the uneven struggle for justice in turn-of-the-century Canada.
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- ISBN-13: 9780774867252
- ISBN-10: 0774867256
- Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
- Publish Date: August 2022
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
- Page Count: 288
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