Letter
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| Nom de l'objet : | Letter |
| Titre : | Letter from the Hon. Ellen L. Fairclough to Mary Fix |
| Numéro d'accession : | BR2009.20.250 |
| Date de début de production : | 1957 |
| Description : | A letter dated Oct. 29, 1957 from the Secretary of State of Canada, Ellen L. Fairclough to Mary Fix regarding presenting the film "Cinderella Township" to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. |
| Fonctions : | Mary Fix was born in Ottawa in 1896. She graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1918 and became the first woman lawyer in Ottawa. As a woman lawyer she did not get important cases so she went into business and became a buyer for a clothing store in Ottawa. She married Albert Fix in 1931 and settled in Toronto Township. While living in Toronto Township she wrote magazine articles and raised show dachshunds until her husband's passing in April of 1945. After Albert's death she became interested in local politics and in 1953 she became Deputy-Reeve of Toronto Township, the first woman to enter politics in the township. She was elected Reeve in 1955 and re-elected in 1957 and 1958. In 1959 she became the first woman Warden of Peel County, and was again elected Reeve in 1961. She was also a member of the Library Board and a founding member of the Toronto Township Historical Society which helped restore and govern the Bradley House Museum. Hellen Louks Cook Fairclough (1905 2004) grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. She was a pioneering politician, becoming the first female federal cabinet minister in 1957 and later Secretary of State for Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's minority government. Her political career began in 1950 when she became involved with the Conservative Party and was elected to the House of Commons. She also served as "Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Minister responsible for Indian Affairs and Postmaster General. She was defeated in the 1963 election. A trailblazer in a world of politics dominated by men, she gave about 150 speeches a year in the House of Commons and fought for equal pay for work of equal value. Ellen Fairclough also worked with the Girl Guides, the Consumers' Association of Canada, and many charities." Source: http://www.heroines.ca/people/fairclough.htm ;According to the press release, the film "The Cinderella Township" was produced by Ashley-Crippen Studio, Toronto under the direction of Dan Gibson, scripted by Ken Armstrong, and narrated by Joel Aldred. The film was produced for the Township as part of a continuing campaign to attract new industry within its borders. The film was shown on television, at dozens of public and private showings, and was in demand as a vehicle to interest potential industries in Canada and abroad. Copies of the film were circulated to the U.S. and other countries by the National Film Board. A copy was also given as a gift to Queen Elizabeth II. |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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