'Timing was everything': 100 years since first women elected to Alberta legislature

A far-flung Canadian province became the envy of suffragettes across the British Empire when two women were elected to the Alberta legislature on June 7, 1917. Louise McKinney and Roberta MacAdams won a long-sought-after victory while their counterparts from England to New Zealand celebrated the triumph, certain they were next. 
Local news coverage was understated: “Alberta will have its first woman representative … Mrs. McKinney is president of the provincial (Women&rsquo