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Helena Gutteridge, suffragist and labour organizer

Helena Gutteridge in 1911 (City of Vancouver Archives). Helena Gutteridge in 1911 · Matthews, James Skitt, Major · 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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Helena Gutteridge, a feminist reformer who had campaigned for the vote in Britain, came to Vancouver in 1911 and brought wage-earning women into Canada’s mostly middle-class suffrage movement. She helped organize women workers through the Vancouver Trades and Labour Council, and in 1937 became the first woman elected to Vancouver City Council, helping lay the foundations of social housing in British Columbia.

Scope & context

Gutteridge’s role as described in her designation.

Sources behind this record

Helena Gutteridge National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text