The Women's Art Association of Canada is an organization founded in 1887 to promote and support women artists and craftswomen in Canada, including artists in the visual media, performance artists and
Lady Aberdeen, first patron of the WAAC (1898)
Matilda Ridout Edgar
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Matilda Ridout Edgar was a Canadian historian and feminist. She was born Matilda Ridout, became Matilda Edgar by marriage, and became Lady Edgar in 1898 when her husband was knighted. The mother of ni
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…president until 1913, and remained in an advisory role for many years after. In 1936 she returned as president for the 50th anniversary of the WAAC. Matilda Ridout Edgar (1844–1910), historian, feminist and wife of the politician and businessman James David Edgar, was also associated with the WAAC in its early years…
Matilda Edgar in October 1896
Image of Lady Edgar from the Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Toronto Transaction No 8 (1914)