Matilda Ridout Edgar
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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 nine children, she turned to historical research and writing when in her forties.
She published three books in her lifetime and was working on a fourth when she died.
She was active in a number of Toronto-based societies and in her later years was a strong advocate of women's causes.
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Canadian historian (1844–1910)
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2024-03-26T02:10:00Z
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