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Helena Rose Gutteridge, feminist, trade unionist, socialist politician (b at London, Eng 1879 or 1880; d at Vancouver 3 Oct 1960). Gutteridge immigrated to BC in 1911 and organized the BC Women's Suffrage League.
Gutteridge, Helena Rose
Helena Rose Gutteridge, feminist, trade unionist, socialist politician (b at London, Eng 1879 or 1880; d at Vancouver 3 Oct 1960). Gutteridge immigrated to BC in 1911 and organized the BC Women's Suffrage League. Her interest in working-class women contributed to her participation in trade-union activities, and before long she took a leading role on the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council. Her responsibilities there kindled a turn to socialist politics and membership in the CO-OPERATIVE COMMONWEALTH FEDERATION. In Mar 1937 she was elected as a CCF representative to Vancouver City Council, becoming its first woman member.
