Grace Hartman

Secretary, Deceased Person

1918 – 1993

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Who was Grace Hartman?

Grace Hartman was a Canadian labour union activist, whose 1975 election to the presidency of the Canadian Union of Public Employees made her the first woman in North America to lead a major labour union.

She was awarded the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case in 1985.

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Born
Jul 14, 1918
Toronto
Profession
Education
  • Harbord Collegiate Institute
Died
Dec 18, 1993

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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