Valerie Knowles 
First Person [EPUB ebook] 
A Biography of Cairine Wilson Canada’s First Woman Senator

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Cairine Wilson, Canada’s first female senator, was one of nine children raised in an atmosphere of rugged Scots liberalism and strict presbyterianism by affluent Montreal parents in the late nineteenth century. She displayed an interest in politics early in life and through her father’s position in the Senate, was befriended by many notable politicians of the period, including Sir Wilfrid Laurier, an experience that left a permanent mark on her. Her appointment to the Senate in 1930 was a historic and controversial event, and launched a political career rife with passion, commitment, and reform. Wilson, whose work on behalf of refugees and the world’s needy was legendary, served in the Senate through some of the stormiest years in Canadian government history. First Person is an engaging account of a colourful and powerful politician; a fighter whose efforts were recognized by the highest officials in the land, and whose sculpted image adorns the foyer of the Canadian Senate.

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Valerie Knowles is a journalist and writer who has published eleven non-fiction works. From Telegrapher to Titan: The Life of William C. Van Horne won the University of British Columbia Medal for Canadian Biography for 2004 and the City of Ottawa Non-Fiction Book Award for 2005. She lives in Ottawa.

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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 304 ● ISBN 9781459714397 ● Taille du fichier 3.9 MB ● Maison d’édition Dundurn ● Lieu Toronto ● Pays CA ● Publié 1987 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 6519631 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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