When Helena Gutteridge died in 1960, she left behind a legacy of social and political reform. She was born into a working-class family in England where, as a young woman, she was involved in the militant struggle for votes for women. When she arrived in British Columbia in 1911, she quickly became a champion for the rights of women and workers. In this book, Irene Howard chronicles Gutteridge's life and struggles for these causes - for women's suffrage, for jobs for the unemployed and union recognition, for the minimum wage, and for low-cost housing. Following a term on Vancouver's City...