Ishbel Maria Marjoribanks épouse, en 1877, Lord Aberdeen, Gouverneur général du Canada de 1893 à 1898. Femme énergique et remarquable, Lady Aberdeen consacre sa vie aux oeuvres sociales et demeure longtemps présidente du Conseil international des femmes. Au Canada, elle fonde le Conseil national des femmes du Canada, contribue à établir les Infirmières de l'Ordre de Victoria et dirige l'Aberdeen Association qui distribuait des livres aux colons. Plus tard, elle organise la Red Cross Society of Scotland et la Women's National Association of Ireland. Elle meurt à Aberdeen, en Ecosse., Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. , Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
Raised in Scotland, in 1877 Ishbel Maria Marjoribanks
married Lord Aberdeen, who was Governor General of
Canada from 1893 to 1898. A formidable and energetic
person, she devoted her life to promoting social causes
and served for years as president of the International
Council of Women. In Canada she founded the National
Council of Women, helped establish the Victorian Order
of Nurses and headed the Aberdeen Association, which
distributed literature to settlers. Lady Aberdeen later
organized the Red Cross Society of Scotland and the
Women's National Association of Ireland. She died at
Aberdeen, Scotland.
Ishbel Maria Marjoribanks épouse, en 1877, Lord
Aberdeen, Gouverneur général du Canada de 1893 à
1898. Femme énergique et remarquable, Lady Aberdeen
consacre sa vie aux oeuvres sociales et demeure longtemps
présidente du Conseil international des femmes. Au Canada,
elle fonde le Conseil national des femmes du Canada,
contribue à établir les Infirmières de l'Ordre de Victoria
et dirige l'Aberdeen Association qui distribuait des livres
aux colons. Plus tard, elle organise la Red Cross Society
of Scotland
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et la Women's National Association of Ireland.
Elle meurt à Aberdeen, en Ecosse.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
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Location. 45° 26.682′ N, 75° 41.234′ W. Marker is in Ottawa, Ontario. Marker can be reached from Sussex Drive. This marker is on the Rideau Hall grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ottawa ON K1M K1M, Canada. Touch for directions.
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