in 1916. Kate Garland, the daughter of a local organist and music teacher, served
an active club member, recruiting women and distributing information about
Jersey and was a founding member of the New Brunswick branch of the Young
Women’s Christian Association (YWCA). In her earlier years, Atkinson taught
in Argentina, developing a distinguished career as a translator.
a visit by Mina Van Winkle and Minnie J. Reynolds of the Women’s Political
long enough for such a meeting, that she could have remained half the night to listen to
such arguments.”
Sarah Atkinson, undated
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