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My Elderly Space

A look at the remarkable lives of the elderly

 

103 year old appointed to the Order of Canada


103-year-old Edra Ferguson was appointed to the Order of Canada after she was nominated by Tara Muzumdar, who works at her nursing home.

Her accomplishments include earning a law degree in the 1920s when the law school was mostly male, being elected the first female alderman in St. Thomas, becoming a judge, and fronting women’s groups fighting for equal rights.

Read the full story here.

 
 

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