A Liberal-Labour Lady: The Times and Life of Mary Ellen Spear Smith

by Veronica Strong-Boag and Veronica Jane Strong-Boag

Book Overview

A biography of Mary Ellen Spear Smith, the British Empire's first female cabinet member.

Mary Ellen Spear Smith (1863-1933), the first female cabinet minister in the British Empire, left a significant and complex legacy. A miner's daughter, Smith pioneered the women's suffrage movement in Canada and campaigned on behalf of a nascent labor movement in parliament, even as she embraced the white supremacy and bourgeois ideals of the Empire. Through the story of this intrepid politician, A Liberal-Labour Lady captures the uneven struggle for justice in turn-of-the-century Canada.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774867256
• ISBN13: 9780774867252
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"