Mind the Gap – Working Women in Edmonton’s history
In the book Women: Her Character, Culture and Calling published in 1890 the author writes; Woman the half of humanity, and…
Stories tagged: Gender history
Betty Stanhope-Cole and the mystery of the missing plaque
Just east of the Capilano Bridge, there is a small park overlooking the Highlands Golf Club. It has a view…
A Place for Women: The Wauneita Society at the University of Alberta
In 1908, Alberta premier Alexander Rutherford’s dream came to fruition. The University of Alberta was formed in Strathcona, and class…
The Mountifield House
Designed by renowned local architect James Edward Wize and built in 1905, the Mountifield House was one of Oliver’s earliest…
Edmonton’s World War II Heroines
During the five years of the Second World War, Edmonton came into its own as a city, where anything is…
Edmonton’s Pioneer Photographers
Just as importantly, the earliest archivists and some government leaders understood the enormous value of this visual history, and had…
The Strange Disappearance of Felicia Graham
The School Board, citing her persistence for fair compensation as being indicative of depression, suggested that she had jumped from…