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= Florence Hussey Hall = Florence Hussey Hall was born on October 15th, 1864 in NewLand, in England. She worked in an association which fought for the establishment of the political, social and industrial rights of women and men. She was John Hussey and Mary Anne Seward’s daughter.

Biography
We don’t know anything about Florence Hussey Hall’s life before her marriage in 1898 with the reverend William Lashley Hall. During the first years after her marriage, Florence spent her time to raise her two daughters-in-law and to help her husband in his work.

From 1906 to 1910, Florence and her family lived in Fernie. In June 1908, at the annual congress of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of British Columbia, she lead the prayer meetings because she was very religious.

In August, a fire destroyed Fernie. Because of this, Florence and her husband lived in a tent until the beginning of 1910.

In May 1910, the Hall’s family was transferred to Vancouver.

End of her life
During the 5 last years of her life, her convictions were to get the complete equality between women and men.

In October 1917, Florence Hussey Hall died of a heart failure and an asthma attack, at the age of 52 years old.