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Violet Clara McNaughton

A leader in the women’s, peace and cooperative movements, Violet McNaughton fought for social reforms that inspired many Canadians. Drawing on her experience as a farm wife, she organized the Women Grain Growers and contributed to the development of the Wheat Pool as a cooperative marketing agency. McNaughton also led the fight for women’s enfranchisement and for publicly funded medical care programs in Saskatchewan. From 1926 to 1960, she promoted her vision of agrarian feminism, pacifism and the cooperative movement as a journalist with The Western Producer.

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Violet Clara McNaughton

Figure de proue dans les mouvements féministe, pacifiste et coopératif, Violet McNaughton fut à l’origine de réformes sociales qui inspirèrent beaucoup de Canadiens. Forte de son expérience en agriculture, elle mit sur pied l’association des Women Grain Growers et contribua à l’essor d’un organisme coopératif de mise en marché, le Wheat Pool. Elle mena également des campagnes pour l’émancipation des femmes et pour le développement en Saskatchewan d’un programme public de soins médicaux. Entre 1926 et 1960, Violet McNaughton se fit journaliste au Western Producer et défendit ardemment toutes ces causes.

Location: 446 2nd Avenue North, Saskatoon
Emplacement : 446, 2nd Avenue Nord, Saskatoon
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 52.134770, -106.660754
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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