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  • Senior portrait of a young white woman with dark hair wearing a high-collared dress. Text read “Miss G. Misener.” It is the senior photo of Geneva Misener from Queen’s University.

    “More than a prize scholar or bookworm”: The Leadership and Legacy of Dr. Geneva Misener

    Pamela Young

    Geneva Misener, the University of Alberta’s first woman professor, was a pioneering Classicist and tireless advocate for women’s rights. Born in 1877, she earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, co-founded the Canadian Federation of University Women, and promoted women’s education, suffrage, and sport. Though underrecognized today, her enduring legacy reminds us that individual resolve can drive lasting social change.

  • The Good Old Maple Leaf Athletic Club

    Moly Milosovic

    To call Edmonton a hockey city is obvious. Many little ones learn to skate before preschool, and an enthusiasm for…

  • Retrofutures: Edmonton’s Omniplex – Part 1

    Dr. Russell Cobb

    Many recent projects—the expansion of the University of Alberta, the construction of the West Edmonton Mall, the plans for new…

  • Retrofutures: Edmonton’s Omniplex – Part 2

    Dr. Russell Cobb

    Continued from Retrofutures: Edmonton’s Omniplex – Part 1 This moment in Edmonton’s history happened to coincide with one of the…

  • Me and Lee

    Dr. Gregory Ramshaw

    I had convinced myself that the captain of the Edmonton Oilers, the hard-nosed defensive defenseman, Number Two, Lee Fogolin and…