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Appointed by
  
Education
  
Political party
  
Party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Name
  
Florence Bird

Resigned
  
January 15, 1983

Role
  
Journalist


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Born
  
January 15, 1908Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (
1908-01-15
)

Died
  
July 18, 1998, Ottawa, Canada

Books
  
Anne Francis: An Autobiography, Holiday in the Woods

Joachim pastor aka aka sandman feat florence bird original mix


Florence Bayard Bird, (January 15, 1908 – July 18, 1998) was a Canadian broadcaster, journalist, and Senator.

Contents

Florence Bird Florence Bird The Canadian Encyclopedia

Born Florence Rhein in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended Bryn Mawr College and, in 1928, married journalist John Bird. They moved to Montreal in 1931. In 1937, they moved to Winnipeg where her husband worked for the Winnipeg Tribune. She also appeared on CBC Radio and Television as Anne Francis, a political analyst. Francis [Bird] made several appearances on the panel show, Fighting Words in the early 1960s.

She is best remembered for her work as chair of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women.

She was a member of the Canadian Senate from March 23, 1978 until January 15, 1983.

In 1971, she was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1983, she was named a recipient of the Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case.

Joachim Pastor - Wayfaring Stranger feat. Florence Bird (AKA AKA & Thalstroem Remix)


References

Florence Bird Wikipedia


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