Born in Montreal on December 18, 1849, Henrietta Muir Edwards was one of Alberta's

"Famous Five Women". She began her fight for woman's rights at her home in Montreal with

her sister. Here she founded the Working Girls' Club, which offered meals, reading rooms and

study classes, in 1875. Henrietta and her sister then published the periodical, known as the

"Working Women of Canada". They paid the costs of publishing the paper by depriving

themselves of all personal luxuries. Henrietta also made money by selling miniature paintings.

In 1886 Henrietta Muir became Henrietta Muir Edwards when she m

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