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Jean Anne Pinkham
Born
Jean Anne Drever

6 May 1849
Died1 February 1940(1940-02-01) (aged 90)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Other namesJean Pinkham
Occupationommunity organiser,
Spouse
(m. 1868; died 1928)
Children8 (7 survived infancy)
Parent(s)William Drever
Helen Rothney
AwardsOrder of St. Sava 3rd class

Jean Pinkham (born Jean Anne Drever, 6 May 1849[1] – 1 February 1940) was a Canadian community organizer. in 1883 she was a founding member of the Women's Hospital Aid Society in Winnipeg, Manitoba, created to assist the Winnipeg General Hospital. She assisted in opening a branch of the National Council of Women of Canada in 1894, a chapter of the Victorian Order of Nurses in 1909, and the Alberta chapter of the Canadian Red Cross Society.

Early life

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Jean was born in Lower Fort Garry, Manitoba on 6 May 1849. Her father, William Drever, worked for the Hudson's Bay Company before becoming a merchant in 1851.[1] Jean was one of six children, and studied at a boarding school.[1]

references

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  1. ^ a b c "Biography – DREVER, JEAN ANNE (Pinkham) – Volume XVI (1931-1940) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2022-04-07.