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Suffrage in Nova Scotia: Making our Mark

To the Government and Legislature of the Province
of Nova Scotia

      We whose names are hereto subscribed, being British subjects of the full age of twenty one years and upwards, and having lived in the province of Nova Scotia one year and upwards, hereby pray that you will introduce and pass at the next session of the Legislature an acting granting the provincial franchaise to women upon the same terms as those upon which it is granted to men, thus placing them upon a level with the women of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.

No. Name Address Occupation view
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Grace H. Jost 54 Charlotte St., Sydney Married view original petition
12
Grace W. McMaster 111 Park St., Sydney Married view original petition
13
Frances C. Tonge Bayview St., Sydney Single view original petition
14
F. E. Campbell 535 Charlotte St., Sydney Married view original petition
15
Margaret Tonge Kings Rd., Sydney Married view original petition
16
Gladys B. Rowlings 220 Kings Rd., Sydney Married view original petition
17
G. S. Wright 216 Kings Rd., Sydney Married view original petition
18
Olive B. MacDonald 323 Charlotte St., Sydney Married view original petition
19
Catherine MacIntosh Cromarty St., Sydney Married view original petition
20
Mrs. F. L. Snook 523 Charlotte St., Sydney Married view original petition
21
Mrs. Margaret  Wolf George St., Sydney Married view original petition
22
Mrs. Harriett E. Piggott 85 George St., Sydney Widow view original petition
23
Le Ada Boyd 16 Kings Rd., Sydney Married view original petition
24
Sigmond B. Rice 5 Inglis St., Sydney Married view original petition
25
Evan F. Musgrave 26 Rigby Road, Sydney Married view original petition
26
Margaret W. MacDonald 173 Whitney Ave., Sydney Married view original petition
27
J. R. Heald 51 Park St., Sydney Married view original petition
28
Abbi B. Ingraham 106 Bentnick St., Sydney Married view original petition
29
Mary L. Burns view original petition
Anna B. MacIntosh 194 George St., Sydney Teacher view original petition
Francis B. Hollyer Married view original petition
Mrs. Hugh Gillis Married view original petition
Mo N. Ritchie Married view original petition
Mrs. D. H. McDougall Married view original petition
L. M. Lorway view original petition
A. F. Renee 46 Whitney Ave., Sydney Married view original petition
D. L. Shanes 36 Whitney Ave., Sydney Married view original petition
M. S. McKenna 3 Hospital St., Sydney Married view original petition
Frances  Lorway 753 George St., Sydney view original petition
R. A. Lorway 85 Whitney Ave., Sydney view original petition
               

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