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Mary Ellen Smith, 1918

City of Vancouver Archives, Port N31. Photo Walter H. Calder. 1918 Mary Ellen Smith Down time. Enjoying some quiet time at home, Mary Ellen Smith was a formidable activist, being the first woman to be elected an MLA in British Columbia.
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City of Vancouver Archives, Port N31. Photo Walter H. Calder.City of Vancouver Archives, Port N31. Photo Walter H. Calder.

1918

Mary Ellen Smith

Down time. Enjoying some quiet time at home, Mary Ellen Smith was a formidable activist, being the first woman to be elected an MLA in British Columbia. She won the by-election for Vancouver Centre in 1918.

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