Hind, E. Cora National Historic Person

Winnipeg, Manitoba
Portrait of Ella Cora Hind (1861-1942) © Archives of Manitoba // Archives du Manitoba
Ella Cora Hind
© Archives of Manitoba // Archives du Manitoba
E. Cora Hind, sitting at desk, [193-] © Archives du Manitoba // Archives of Manitoba, Canadian Women’s Press Club fonds, Photograph 7. E. Cora Hind, sitting at desk, [193-], P7659/4, N22461.Portrait of Ella Cora Hind (1861-1942) © Archives of Manitoba // Archives du ManitobaView of the HSMBC plaque on Carlton Street © Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, 2010 (Blair Philpott)
Address : 300 Carlton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1997-09-22
Life Date: 1861 to 1942

Other Name(s):
  • Hind, E. Cora  (Designation Name)
  • Ella Cora Hind  (Other Name)
Research Report Number: 1997-024

Importance: Leading advocate of women's rights and suffrage in Manitoba, and a journalist

Plaque(s)


Existing plaque:  300 Carlton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

A path-breaking advocate of women's rights in Manitoba, Cora Hind also gained an international reputation as an agricultural journalist. Writing for the Manitoba Free Press from 1901 to 1942, she became legendary for the accuracy of her wheat crop estimates, which were eagerly awaited by grain traders in Canada and abroad. Hind travelled throughout the Prairies on farm inspection tours, gaining a deep understanding of the lives of homesteading families. Influential in many organizations, she fought passionately for political and social reforms, especially women's suffrage and temperance.