Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 23, 1997
• Invested on: February 04, 1998

Her work for women's rights has been revolutionary. One of the first women graduates of the University of British Columbia, she helped draft the University's constitution which gave women students the right to vote in 1914. An unprecedented move in Canada, this decision came even before women could vote in federal elections. She has had an immense impact on the Vancouver community by raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for a seniors facility and a much-needed daycare centre for the University.