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People and Places: Irene Parlby and the 'Persons Case' © 1999
Irene Marryat was raised to be the
proper young English lady. But as historian Merrily Aubrey
explains, she gladly left behind the stuffy tearooms of Victorian
England when she married an Alberta rancher by the name of Walter
Parlby.
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Rutherford House: Moving Up the Social Ladder Circa 1915 © 1999
The afternoon teas, or at-homes as they
were called at Rutherford House, were not only important social
events. They provided a necessary vehicle for moving up the social
ladder. And as historian Lisa Mort-Putland explains, the role of
women should not be underestimated.
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Rutherford House: Mrs. Rutherford's "at Homes" on the Tea Party Circuit © 1999
In the early decades of the 1900's, a
crucial part of the social circuit was the afternoon tea party.
And according to historian Lisa Mort-Putland, none were more
prestigious than those at Rutherford House in Edmonton.
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Controlling Liquor In Alberta, Part III: Voice of Women and Temperance Movement, 1891 to 1916 © 2000
In the late 1800's, the movement to
bring in prohibition of liquor was gaining momentum. The topic
became a major issue in the Northwest Territories election of
1891. And as historian David Leonard explains, it also became the
issue that helped women find their political voice.
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Controlling Liquor In Alberta, Part IV: Voice of Women and Temperance Movement, 1891 to 1916 © 2000
At the time when the new province of
Alberta passed its Liquor Ordinance in 1907, it also brought into
effect provisions for "Direct Legislation." And as historian David
Leonard points out, it didn't take long for the United Farm Women
of Alberta to rally support for Prohibition.
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A Woman of the West—Part I ©1967
Discusses Irene Parlby's early life in
England and what brought her to India and later western Canada.
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A Woman of the West—Part 2 ©1967
Irene Parlby talks about the isolation
she first experienced on the Parlby ranch.
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A Woman of the West—Part 3 ©1967
Irene Parlby discusses what motivated
her and her neighbours to start a Country Women's Club and a local
library in the Alix district.
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