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Mary Ellen Spear Smith (1863-1933)

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Mary Ellen Spear Smith was a significant figure during the women's suffrage era. She contributed to the campaign for suffrage in British Columbia and to other reforms, and became one of the few women who successfully made the transition from suffrage and reform activism to electoral politics.


Abraham Albert Heaps (1885-1954)

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During a career spanning almost 30 years, Abraham Albert Heaps served as a labour activist, a leading left-wing politician, and a prominent supporter of Jewish interests.


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2025-12-23