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Louise McKinney

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The Resume

    (September 22, 1868-July 10, 1931)
    Born in Frankville, Ontario, Canada
    One of the Famous Five
    Taught in Ontario (1886-1890)
    Organizer for Woman's Christian Temperance Union (1894)
    Member of the Non-Partisan League (1916)
    Won Alberta general election (1917)
    Lost Alberta general election (1921)
    Signed Basis of Union, which established the United Church of Canada (1925)
    Died in Claresholm, Alberta, Canada

Why she might be annoying:

    She was the first member of the Famous Five to die.
    At age 62, she was also the youngest member of the Famous Five when she died.
    The only word on her tombstone is 'Mother'.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire (1917).
    She wanted to be a doctor, but women at that time weren't allowed to attend medical school.
    During a victory lunch in the Crystal Ballroom of the Palliser Hotel for the Famous Five organized by the Calgary Women’s Canadian Club, she said that women should 'dream big and act honorably'.
    She was an advocate of temperance, prohibition and women's rights.
    She fought to improve the lives of immigrants, widows and separated wives.
    During her funeral, fellow Famous Five member Nellie McClung called her a great lover of people.
    As one of the Famous Five, she persuaded the Supreme Court of Canada that women were included as 'persons' (1930).

Credit: Big Lenny


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 78 Votes: 35.90% Annoying