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Date(s)
- 1964-1976 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
5 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Elizabeth "Betty" Binnie, 1908-1993, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She moved to Calgary with her family in 1912. She graduated from Calgary Normal School in 1926 and taught until her marriage in 1933 to Orla Pedersen. They had two children, Carol (Merkel) and Sandy. They farmed near Standard, Alberta until they retired to Calgary in 1974.
Betty was very active in the Farm Women's Union of Alberta (FWUA), and later was an executive member of the national Unifarm organization and president of the Women of Unifarm. She was active on numerous provincial boards and commissions dealing with education, consumer affairs and the status of women. She was named to the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1976, and was named YWCA Calgary Woman of the Year in 1981.
For further information see the article "Betty Pedersen" in Alberta Originals : Stories of Albertans who made a Difference / Brian Brennan. -- Calgary : Fifth House, 2001, p. 113-115.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of E. Pedersen, 1991.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of briefs presented by Women of Unifarm to various government agencies; and scripts of radio broadcasts dealing with farm issues.
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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No finding aid.
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Title based on contents of records.