Henrietta Muir Edwards (1849 – 1931)
Henrietta was born in 1849 in Montreal Canada. When she was a teenager she convinced her dad into buying a big house in Montreal, where she could start “Working Girls Association”. The purpose of this association was for single girls to come get their own rooms, learn about legal advice, and get some job training. She believed that women should not be just slaves to fashion, that there are more important things a women should be doing. She then married a doctor; Oliver Edwards. Marrying him never changed her work in legal’s and helping women. Marriage did make working with women hard for Henrietta though because her husband had to move often for his job. Henrietta and Oliver had three children together. When the family was back in Ottawa, Henrietta joined the National Council of Women. She soon became such a big part of the Council that wherever she went so did the council. Henrietta’s was needed on the council because of her education in law for women and children. She founded two organizations, the National Council of Women of Canada (1893), and the Order Victorian of Nurses (1897). She also published Canada's first women’s magazine.
"We sought to establish a personal individuality of women."
Henrietta Muir Edwards - one of the "Famous Five" Sources: Poster produced by the Famous Five Foundation.
"We sought to establish a personal individuality of women."
Henrietta Muir Edwards - one of the "Famous Five" Sources: Poster produced by the Famous Five Foundation.