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.
Helena Gutteridge. 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.
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.
Location. 49° 15.692′ N, 123° 6.798′ W. Marker is in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Metro Vancouver. It is in East Vancouver. Marker 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.
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, measured in a direct line);
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 40 times since then and 10 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.
