MHM E. Cora Hind (1861-1942) - Winnipeg MB
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PeterNoG
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This Manitoba Historical Marker is mounted on a pillar in the lobby of the Winnipeg Free Press building at 1355 Mountain Ave in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMCT2E
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 10/09/2011
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There is a Canadian National Historic plaque for Ella Cora Hind (
visit link) beside the front door of the
old Winnipeg Free Press building at 300 Carlton St in downtown Winnipeg.
Marker Name: E. Cora Hind (1861-1942)
Agency: The Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba
Languages: English
Location:
Free Press Building Lobby
1355 Mountain Ave
Winnipeg
Marker Text:
E. Cora Hind
(1861-1942)
Born in Toronto, Ella Cora Hind came to Winnipeg in 1882. Winnipeg's first public stenographer, she was a legal secretary from 1884 to 1891, and established her own typing bureau in 1893.
Active in the Women's Christian Temperance Union, a founding member of the Manitoba Equal Franchise League, and the Political Equality League, she contributed to the campaign which gained Manitoba women the right to vote in 1916.
After 1901 she gained renown as the agricultural editor of the Free Press, and an active member of many agricultural associations. Her analyses of crop yields, livestock breeding, food production and international marketing gained her an international reputation. Her commitment to efficient farm and market management, made her influential in the increasingly complex economy of the prairie west.
Website: [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
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