Woodsworth, James S. Personages and Biography History Society and Culture
J. S. Woodsworth (1874-1943) was a Methodist minister and social reformer active in the Social Gospel movement. He came to prominence in Winnipeg during the 1919 General Strike and was soon elected to Parliament as a Progressive and then as an independent. In the 1930s he became active in the creation of a new socialist party, the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and was elected its first leader.
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- J.S Woodsworth - Article on the Canadian social reformer and politician.
- Historic Authors: James Shaver Woodsworth (1874-1942) - Brief biographical sketch.
- The Woodsworth Initiative - Political pressure from opposition parties, led by J.S. Woodsworth, led to the creation of the Old Age Pension in 1927.Online version of the Heritage Minute from Historica. Includes Quicktime movie.
- Woodsworth, James Shaver (1874-1942) - Biographical article about the Methodist minister, social worker and politician woodsworth, james s. from the Canadian Encyclopedia.
- James Shaver Woodsworth - Essay on the first leader of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation.
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