Link Download ebook Free: https://ouo.io/o5kZxh My Dearest Wife The Private and Public Lives of James David Edgar and Matilda Ridout Edgar By: Maud J. McLean; Robert M. Stamp Publisher: Natural Heritage Print ISBN: 9781896219363, 1896219365 eText ISBN: 9781459714977, 1459714970 Pages: 304 Format: EPUB Available from $ 8.99 USD SKU 9781459714977 The private and public lives of James David Edgar and Matilda Ridout Edgar symbolized the increasingly complex nature of Toronto society as older generations gradually gave way to a new generation of outsiders seeking fame and prominence. James David Edgar (1841-1899), a self-made man, born to proud though impoverished Scottish-immigrant parents in Quebec, became a lawyer, an author, a railway promoter, an M.P. and ultimately speaker of the House of Commons in Ottawa. Matilda Ridout Edgar (1845-1910) was one of Canada’s first widely respected female historians and ultimately president of the National Council of Women of Canada from 1906 until her death. This dual biography, revealed through the voices of James and Matilda, as expressed through correspondence, provides insights into 19th-century Canadian history, and presents a mutually supportive marital relationship, each encouraging professional fulfillment for the other – a stance surprising in this era of male dominance.
