Posted: Jan 29, 2021 7:00 AM MT | Last Updated: January 29
Clockwise from top left: The Famous Five are Louise McKinney, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, group shot, Irene Parlby and Emily Murphy.(Glenbow Archives)
The Alberta government has reinstated a previously cancelled scholarship created to honour a pivotal moment in the advancement of the rights of Canadian women.
Last week, the province announced the creation of the Leaders in Equality Award of Distinction or LEAD program, a new scholarship with two funding streams: one for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), the other for Persons Case Scholarships.
The number of beneficiaries and size of the awards have not changed. The government says the two scholarships were combined to reduce red tape.