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    Edith Clayton

    Edith Clayton (née Drummond), basket weaver (born 6 September 1920 in Cherry Brook, NS; died 8 October 1989 in East Preston, NS). Using dyes from the Mi’kmaq community and a style that originated in Africa, Edith Clayton weaved traditional baskets that were admired across Canada and around the world. She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977. Her baskets were prominently displayed at the Canadian pavilion at Expo 86 in Vancouver. In 1989, she was featured in a National Film Board film titled Black Mother Black Daughter.

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    Edith Della Pergola

    Edith Della Pergola (b Leb). Soprano, teacher, b Cluj, Rumania, 12 Jun 1915; d Montreal 2 Jul 2009; naturalized Canadian 1961. Edith Della Pergola studied voice at the Bucharest Royal Academy of Music, where her teacher was Luciano Della Pergola, whom she married in 1935.

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    Edith Dumont

    Edith Dumont, lieutenant-governor of Ontario 2023–present, teacher, principal, superintendent, director of education (born 1964 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC). Edith Dumont had a long and successful career in French-language education. It culminated with her being made a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes académiques in 2018. Dumont became Ontario’s 30th lieutenant-governor, and the first francophone to hold the position, on 14 November 2023.

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    Edith Fowke

    An avid collector of folk song recordings, Fowke was also a prolific writer on Canadian folk music (courtesy McClelland & Stewart).Edith Fowke Edith (Margaret) Fowke (b Fulton). Folklorist, collector, writer, teacher, b Lumsden, near Regina, 30 Apr 1913; d Toronto 28 Mar 1996. BA (Saskatchewan) 1933, BA (College of Education, Saskatchewan) 1934, MA (Saskatchewan) 1937, honorary LL D (Brock) 1974, honorary D LITT (Trent) 1975, honorary D LITT (York) 1982, honorary LL D (Regina) 1986....

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    Edith Grace Firth

    Edith Grace Firth, historian, librarian (b at Lindsay, Ont 27 January 1927; d at Toronto, Ont 23 July 2005).

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    Edith Jessie Archibald

    Edith Jessie Archibald, née Archibald, socialite, feminist, author (born 5 April 1854 in St. John's, NL; died 11 May 1936 in Halifax, NS). She was named a Person of National Historic Significance by the Government of Canada in 1998.

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    Edith Margaret Fowke

    An avid collector of folk song recordings and a prolific writer on Canadian folk music, Fowke was a founding member of the Canadian Folk Music Society, becoming editor of the Canadian Folk Music Journal in 1973. 

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    Edith Maude Eaton

    Edith Maude Eaton (Sui Sin Far), journalist, author (b at Macclesfield, Eng, 15 Mar 1865; d at Montréal, 7 Apr 1914).

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    Edith Miller

    Edith (Jane) Miller. Contralto, b Rothsay, near Guelph, Ont, 26 Feb 1875?, d Gravesend, Kent, 18 Jun 1936. She was raised in Portage la Prairie, Man, but began vocal studies with Francesco D'Auria at the TCM.

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    Édith Tremblay

    (Marie) Édith (Louise Ginette) Tremblay, soprano (born 11 April 1947 in Arvida (renamed Jonquière), QC; died 2 July 2021 in Quebec City, QC). Deuxième prix voice (CMQ) 1971.

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    Edith Watson

    Edith Sarah Watson, photographer, painter (born 5 November 1861 in East Windsor Hill, Connecticut; died 22 December 1943 in St. Petersburg, Florida). Edith Watson was a freelance professional photographer who travelled extensively through Newfoundland, coastal Labrador and Canada for about 40 years. She took thousands of photos of the people and places she visited, with a particular focus on working-class women in rural communities. Her photos provide valuable insight into the daily lives of these communities. She spent the latter half of her life travelling and working with her partner, journalist Victoria “Queenie” Hayward. The couple published their work in magazines, newspapers and a book, Romantic Canada.

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    Edith Wiens

    Wiens is especially renowned as a lieder singer, and her recordings of songs by Richard Strauss, Schubert and Schumann have received superlative reviews, noting the tenderness of her voice in the upper register and her scrupulous interpretation of the texts.

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    Edith Wiens

    Wiens, Edith Edith Wiens. Soprano, teacher, b Saskatoon, Sask, 9 Jun 1950; German Concert Peformance Diploma (Hanover) 1974, BA (Oberlin) 1974, MA (Oberlin) 1975, honorary D MUS (Oberlin) 1997, hon LLD (Regina) 2005. The daughter of a Mennonite preacher, Wiens grew up in Vancouver and won several awards in Kiwanis festivals as a young performer. She attended Bible College in Vancouver and studied in Hanover, Germany, for three years on scholarship. After completing her master's...

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    Edmond de Nevers

    Edmond de Nevers (born Abraham-Edmond Boisvert), French-Canadian essayist and translator (born 12 February 1862 in Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska County, Lower Canada; died 15 April 1906 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States of America). He is known for his publications L'Avenir du peuple canadien-français (1896) and L'Âme américaine (1900).

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    Edmond Dyonnet

    Edmond Dyonnet, painter, teacher (b at Crest, France 25 June 1859; d at Montréal 6 July 1954). Dyonnet studied in Turin with Gilardi and in Naples with Morelli. He came to Canada with his parents 1875.

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