Martha Black
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Canadian politician
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
human
naturalist
pioneer in Yukon public life
Martha Black was a pioneering Canadian politician and naturalist, known as one of the first women elected to the Canadian Parliament and for her influential role in Yukon public life.
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Canadian politician
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Member of the House of Commons of Canada → human → naturalist → pioneer in Yukon public life → |
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Canada
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| familyName |
Black
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| fieldOfWork |
botany
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natural history → politics → |
| genre |
autobiographical writing
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natural history writing → |
| givenName |
Martha
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| hasHonorificTitle |
First Lady of the Yukon
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| hasPartIn |
development of early 20th-century Yukon political institutions
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early participation of women in Canadian federal politics → |
| influenced |
subsequent generations of women politicians in Canada
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| influencedBy |
Yukon environment and landscape
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| memberOf |
House of Commons of Canada
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| movement |
women in politics in Canada
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| notableFor |
advocacy for Yukon interests at the federal level
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being one of the first women elected to the Canadian Parliament → collecting and studying Yukon wildflowers → documenting Yukon flora through publications and collections → promoting conservation of northern flora → public service in Yukon → role in Yukon social and cultural life → |
| notableWork |
My Seventy Years
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Yukon Wild Flowers → |
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author
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naturalist → politician → |
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Ottawa
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Yukon → |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament of Canada
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Member of the House of Commons for Yukon → |
| residence |
Dawson City
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Yukon → |
| sexOrGender |
female
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| spouse |
George Black
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Black
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