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- Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson (December 29, 1882 – June 30, 1964) was an educator and political figure in British Columbia. She represented Vancouver Centre in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1939 to 1945 and from 1952 to 1953 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.
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Mar 6, 2019 · Award-winning historian and author Veronica Strong-Boag ’s new book The Last Suffragist Standing is a study of the life’s work of kick-ass suffragist and progressive politician Laura Marshall...
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Oct 1, 2018 · The Last Suffragist Standing - The Life and Times of Laura Marshall Jamieson; The Last Suffragist Standing is an unprecedented study of a pioneering Canadian suffragist and politician and an illuminating work on the history of feminism, socialism, internationalism, and activism in Canada.
Dec 5, 2018 · After growing up on a poor Ontario farm, Laura Marshall Jamieson (1882-1964) briefly taught in the Crow’s Nest Pass, studied at the University of Toronto, worked for the YWCA in Stratford, Ontario, married a Liberal lawyer, John Stewart Jamieson, and moved to Burnaby.
Oct 1, 2018 · The Last Suffragist Standing is an unprecedented study of a pioneering Canadian suffragist and politician, a New Woman who tested Canadian democracy. A rich product of archival and public...
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Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson (December 29, 1882 [1] – June 30, 1964 [2]) was an educator and political figure in British Columbia. She represented Vancouver Centre in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1939 to 1945 and from 1952 to 1953 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member. She was born Laura Emma Marshall in ...
Sep 17, 2019 · One of the major themes of her publishing career has been Canadian women’s struggle for the vote. Strong-Boag’s expertise in the field is very much in evidence in her fascinating biography of BC suffragist and politician Laura Jamieson, the last suffragist to be elected to a Canadian legislature.
Jun 25, 2020 · Laura Jamieson and Michael Smith fell in love while working in an 800-year-old castle. But they never expected to live at their place of employment. Michael Smith is from Scotland and Laura Jamieson is Surrey in England, but they fell in love across the Irish Sea.
