East Vancouver in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Helena Gutteridge

(1879 - 1960)

Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 14, 2023

1. Helena Gutteridge Marker

Inscription. This feminist reformer forged alliances among diverse groups to effect critical social and political benefits for women and workers. She brought female wage earners like herself into Canada's mostly middle-class suffrage movement, implementing lessons learned while campaigning for voting rights in Great Britain. After immigrating in 1911, she joined the Vancouver Trades and Labour Council Executive (1913 - 1921), helping to organize female workers. Elected the first woman on the Vancouver City Council in 1937, Gutteridge helped lay the foundations for a social housing movement in British Columbia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Civil Rights • Labor Unions • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 49° 15.692′ N, 123° 6.798′ W. Marker is in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Metro Vancouver. It is in East Vancouver. It is on Yukon Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2675 Yukon Street, Vancouver BC V5Y 3P9, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on British Columbia’s Lower Mainland

and in Coast & Mountains.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Manzo Nagano (1853 - 1924) (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain George Vancouver R.N. (within shouting distance of this marker); Grauer Residence (about 90 meters away,

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measured in a direct line); Vancouver City Hall (about 120 meters away); Normal School (about 240 meters away); Model School (about 240 meters away); 150 West 10th Avenue (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); 148 West 10th Avenue (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vancouver.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 14, 2023

2. Helena Gutteridge Marker

Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 14, 2023

3. Helena Gutteridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.