CA-K289History

Mabel Hubbard Bell, organizer and philanthropist

Mabel Hubbard Bell, about 1917 (Harris & Ewing, Library of Congress). Mabel Hubbard Bell ppmsc.00849 · Harris & Ewing · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Mabel Hubbard Bell (1857–1923), deaf since childhood, married Alexander Graham Bell in 1877 and gave crucial support to his research, including at their Beinn Bhreagh estate in Cape Breton. In Baddeck she helped establish the Young Ladies’ Club in 1891, the first Montessori classes and the earliest home and school association in Canada.

Scope & context

Her community work as recognized in her designation; see CA-K154 and CA-K242 for the Bells’ aviation work.

Sources behind this record

Mabel Hubbard Bell (1857-1923) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text