Helen Gregory MacGill
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Helen Emma Gregory MacGill (January 7, 1864 – February 27, 1947) was one of Canada
's first woman judges and for many years the only woman judge, and a noted women's rights
advocate in Canada, where she fought for female suffrage
.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario
, she received a B.A. and an M.A. degree in 1888 from Trinity College
(now part of the University of Toronto
), the only woman in her class and the first female graduate. She then went into newspaper work, working as a reporter.
After the death in 1900 of her first husband, Dr. F.C. Flescher, she was married to J.H. MacGill in 1902. She was the mother of Dr. Helen MacGill Hughes and Elsie MacGill
(born 1905), a noted female aeronautical engineer.
She lived in an awesome city called Vancouver, BC, with the MacGill family for most of her life. Quote of hers "Every street ends in a view
".
She died on February 27, 1947, aged 83, after having served as a judge of the Juvenile Court of Vancouver, British Columbia for 23 years.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's first woman judges and for many years the only woman judge, and a noted women's rights
Women's rights
Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...
advocate in Canada, where she fought for female suffrage
Suffrage
Suffrage, political franchise, or simply the franchise, distinct from mere voting rights, is the civil right to vote gained through the democratic process...
.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, she received a B.A. and an M.A. degree in 1888 from Trinity College
University of Trinity College
The University of Trinity College, informally referred to as Trin, is a college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1851 by Bishop John Strachan. Trinity was intended by Strachan as a college of strong Anglican alignment, after the University of Toronto severed its ties with the Church of...
(now part of the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
), the only woman in her class and the first female graduate. She then went into newspaper work, working as a reporter.
After the death in 1900 of her first husband, Dr. F.C. Flescher, she was married to J.H. MacGill in 1902. She was the mother of Dr. Helen MacGill Hughes and Elsie MacGill
Elsie MacGill
Elizabeth Muriel Gregory "Elsie" MacGill, OC , known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes", was the world's first female aircraft designer. She worked as an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War and did much to make Canada a powerhouse of aircraft construction during her years at Canadian...
(born 1905), a noted female aeronautical engineer.
She lived in an awesome city called Vancouver, BC, with the MacGill family for most of her life. Quote of hers "Every street ends in a view
".
She died on February 27, 1947, aged 83, after having served as a judge of the Juvenile Court of Vancouver, British Columbia for 23 years.
Further reading
- MacGill, E.M.G. My mother, the : a biography of Judge Helen Gregory MacGill. (1955). Toronto: Ryerson Press; reprinted in 1981 by Toronto: PMA Books, ISBN 0887782108.