| description: | Ella Cora Hind, Journalist, Women'S Rights Activist, Born In Toronto September 18, 1861, And Died In Winnipeg Oct. 6, 1942. She Was Denied A Position On The Free Press On Arrival In Winnipeg In 1882. She Learned To Use The Recently Introduced Typewriter And Worked As A Secretary. In 1897 She Became A Public Stenographer Even While Submitting Articles On Agriculture. Consequently, She Became Agricultural Editor Of The Free Press In 1901. She Became President Of The Canadian Women'S Press Club In 1904 And Was Awarded An Honourary Ll.D. By The University Of Manitoba. Photo From A Glass Lantern Slide By Foote And James, Donated By R.H. Shelford |