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“Yee Ha!

I am a

Wondrous

Western

Woman!”

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Abbreviated History

Photo Courtesy Glenbow Archives NA-206-27

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September 1, 1905

Princess Louise Caroline Alberta

the 4th daughter of . . .

(Emily Murphy and Henrietta Muir Edwards)

The Married Women’s Protective

Act assured wives of 1/3 . . .

Married Women’s

Act prevented sale

of home

without . . .

1915 Prohibition 1915 Prohibition

Nellie McClung, Alice Jamieson (Calgary police magistrate),

and Emily Murphy

British North America Act (something like)

“Women are persons

in the matters of pain

and penalties but not

persons in the

matters of rights

and privileges.”

1929 Women recognized as “persons”

Irene Parlby MLA

Henrietta Muir

Louise McKinney MLA

Nellie McClung MLA

Emily Murphy

Photos, courtesy Famous5 Foundation

1939

World War II

1979

First female

Alberta senator

Martha Bielish

50 years after. . .

1985

First female

Lieutenant

Governor;

The Honourable

Wilma H. Hunley

2000

Lieutenant

Governor;

The Honourable

Lois Hole

1995 Nancy Miller Frances Wright

1999, Calgary

2004

2005

How far have we come?

Alison Redford Danielle Smith

A Woman Friend is:

• Hard to Find

• Supportive

• Comfortable

• Always lifts you up

• Makes you look better

• Covers your behind

An Alberta

chicken lays

5 eggs

every week.

WWW Rant

How funky is your chicken?

How loose is your goose?

My goose is very loose.

Come on Western Women

And shake your caboose!

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