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"We've come a long
way baby!"
Postcard dated April 28,
1911
collection : Patty Brown
If you read the intro for
the "Report on the Montreal Women's Club 1894"
written by Marguerite MacNaughton, or "Professions
Open to Women" (c1900) by Carrie
Derick, it was obvious that opportunities afforded to men in Montreal
far out-weighed the opportunities offered to women. It's hard to believe
that this was only a few generations ago. This section is dedicated to
those women who sought to change all that ........... AND DID!
EDUCATION
High
School for Girls
Trafalgar
School for Girls
Early
Female College Students in Montreal
Who were the McGill Donaldas
McGill
Donaldas - first graduating class 1888
McGill Donaldas - students
& graduates 1889-1896
| McGill
Donaldas - Students 1897 |
McGill Donaldas - Students
1904 |
| McGill Donaldas - Students
1898 |
McGill Donaldas - Students
1905 |
| McGill Donaldas - Students
1899 |
McGill Donaldas - Students
1906 |
| McGill Donaldas - Students
1901 |
McGill
Donaldas - Students 1907 |
| McGill Donaldas - Students
1902 |
McGill Donaldas - Students
1908 |
| McGill Donaldas - Students
1903 |
McGill Donaldas - Students
1909 |
McGill female graduates 1888-1925
who were alive and living in Montreal in 1924
McGill female graduates
1890-1925 who were alive and living in Montreal in 1946
Training
School For Nurses - Royal Victoria Hospital
History
of the School
| Class of 1896 |
Class of 1902 |
Class of 1908 |
Class of 1914 |
Class of 1920 |
| Class of 1897 |
Class of 1903 |
Class of 1909 |
Class of 1915 |
Class of 1921 |
| Class of 1898 |
Class of 1904 |
Class of 1910 |
Class of 1916 |
Class of 1922 |
| Class of 1899 |
Class of 1905 |
Class of 1911 |
Class of 1917 |
Class of 1923 |
| Class of 1900 |
Class of 1906 |
Class of 1912 |
Class of 1918 |
Class of 1924 |
| Class of 1901 |
Class of 1907 |
Class of 1913 |
Class of 1919 |
Class of 1925 |
Bishop's University Grads
(early female Montrealers)
King's College Compton Grads
(early Montrealers)
Professions
And Careers Open To Women (c1898-1900)
Notable
Women of Montreal
Just
a starter list. Many more will be added. Since most women were not considered
important enough to be written up in the old biographical books, finding
bios is a bit more difficult.
EARLY
MONTREAL WOMENS' CLUBS, SOCIETIES ETC.
Montreal Ladies Benevolent
Society - founded 1815
Montreal Industrial Rooms
- Established November, 1861
689 Dorchester Street. Outgrowth
of Home and School of Industry established to extend the operations of
the industrial department by giving employment to poor women. Committee
of ladies representing the Protestant churches of all denominations. Object:
to provide sewing for poor women irrespective of creed or nationality and
to visit them in their, homes; to prevent the need of charity and preserve
a spirit of inependence ; to sustain a provident gratuity fund for saving
their earnings and to afford relief in extreme cases.Revenue: From
sale of work and orders for fine work, collections from some of the City
churches.
President: Mrs. John McDougall.
(source:
Women of Canada : Their Life and Work, 1900)
Montreal Ladies Education
Association (M.L.E.A.) - founded 1871
Montreal Flower Mission.
- founded c1875
The first flower mission
was organized in 1866, during a cholera visitation, by an unknown man,
who, walking from bed to bed in a London hospital, laid a flower upon each.
This was the inspiration, and from this act arose the Flower Mission. Has
been carried on in Montreal for 25 years by a Committee of ladies. Supported
by annual subscriptions and contributions of flowers.
President:Mrs.
S. Greenshields, 464 Clarke Avenue, Westmount.
(source:
Women of Canada : Their Life and Work, 1900)
Montreal Hebrew Ladies'
Benevolent Society. Organized 1877
To assist and attend to
every case where charity is required by Jewish women of Montreal. Supported
by annual subscriptions, voluntary contributions and proceeds of entertainments
given annually. Affiliated with the " Young. Men's Hebrew Benevolent Society."
SecretaryMiss
R. Rubenstein, 461 St. Urbain Street.
(source:
Women of Canada : Their Life and Work, 1900)
Montreal Society for the
Protection of Women and Children - founded 1882
772 Lagauchetiere Street.
Organized 1883. Is at the service of the Montreal public, regardless of
creed or nationality. Object: the protection. of women and children
from any kind of wrong, abuse or cruelty. Revenue: City grant and
private subscriptions. Secretary and Agent: Geo.
My Marshall. (source: Women of Canada : Their
Life and Work, 1900)
Montreal
Women's Club -
founded 1892
Montreal YWCA - founded
1893
Montreal.-Hebrew
Young Ladies' Sewing Society.
Organized in 1894 to provide
garments for the children of the poor. Has also a diet. dispensary to provide
beef tea,. etc., for the poor. Supported by membership fees of $2.50 each.
Secretary-Miss B. Levinson. (source:
Women of Canada : Their Life and Work, 1900)
Montreal Women's Branch
of the Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Organized
1898
Object : Humanity to animals.
Supported by donations and subscriptions.
Managing Committee of ladies
which meets at Home of Women's National Immigration Society. Endeavors
to awaken an interest in its work by lectures, stories in papers, etc.
Hon. Sec. of the Montreal
Women's Branch in 1900 - Miss M. S. Gillespie,
307 Stanley Street.
(source:
Women of Canada : Their Life and Work, 1900)
Soldiers' Wives'
League - founded 1899
Daughters
of the Empire - founded 1900
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