When one must, one can.
Dr. Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton Quotes
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.
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| Birth: | 8th March, 1896 |
| Death: | 25th January, 1975 |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Profession: | Feminist, Politician |
About
Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton was born in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. She was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. She was the first female mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964. At Queen's, she also served as editor of the Queen's Journal newspaper in 1917; and was the newspaper's first female editor. From Queen's she became the founding director of the Canadian Council on Child Welfare from 1920 to 1941 and helped bring about a wide array of new legislation to help children.
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