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Violet McNaughton, farm women’s leader

Violet McNaughton, about 1910 (University of Saskatchewan Archives). Violet McNaughton SPL - LHR, Don Kerr Collection, MG 169, VII History D 1) · Unknown author · 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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Violet McNaughton, a leader in the women’s, peace and co-operative movements, drew on her life as a farm wife to organize the Women Grain Growers and help develop the Wheat Pool. She led the fight in Saskatchewan for women’s right to vote and for publicly funded medical care, and from 1926 to 1960 promoted agrarian feminism, pacifism and co-operation as a journalist with The Western Producer.

Scope & context

McNaughton as described in her designation.

Sources behind this record

Violet Clara McNaughton National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text