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Henrietta Edwards

Henrietta Edwards
Henrietta Edwards, Canadian activist and author (d. 1931)

Henrietta Muir Edwards was a Canadian women's rights activist, author and reformer. She was the eldest of "The Famous Five", along with Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney and Irene Parlby, who fought to have women recognized as "persons" under the law, and for the woman's right to vote in elections.

18 December 1849

Born on the same birth day (18 December): Akira IidaBogusław MamińskiCharles du Fresne, sieur du CangeDerrick TribbettHeinrich RothImad WasimJoel HirschhornNatália KellyRosemary LeachSakiSophie of Mecklenburg (1481–1503)Willy Brandt

Born in the same month (December 1849): August von MackensenEduard SelerHenry Clay FrickJohn MilneMary Hartwell Catherwood