Helena Gutteridge

Helena Gutteridge

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Born in London, England, she founded the BC Women's Suffrage League shortly after her arrival in Vancouver in 1911. She later joined the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and was elected to Vancouver City Council in 1937, serving for one term.

References

* "Gutteridge, Helen". "Encyclopedia of British Columbia". Ed: Daniel Francis. Harbour Publishing. Vancouver. 2000.

See also

* James Lyle Telford
*Bloody Sunday (1938)


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