Beatrice Brigden

Beatrice Brigden
Born	(1888-01-30)30 January 1888 Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Died	22 February 1977(1977-02-22) (aged 89) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupations	Social activist feminist politician
Years active	1914-1977

Beatrice Alice Brigden (1888-1977) was Canadian social reformer, first-wave feminist, writer, and politician in the early 20th century. She advocated for birth control, gender equality, and economic security at a time when such views were considered radical.

Brigden was a founder of the People's Forum Speaker's Bureau, the Labor Women's Social and Economic Conference, and Indian-Métis Friendship Centres,^[1] organisations that have had lasting impacts on labor rights, women's rights, and Indigenous advocacy in Canada.

Brigden was also founding member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a precursor to Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) and she was one of only a few women at the time to run for public office, having attempted several times to win seats in the Manitoba legislature and the Federal Parliament.