creating more opportunities for those who aren’t able to create their own. She highlighted the importance of the ability for women to not have to choose between work and having children, and considered the need for more childcare centres so this could be made possible. In addition, she pressed for advancements towards training and education in order for all classes of women to qualify for better jobs. Legacy MacInnis' papers (1.6 m) are held by the special collections division of the library of the University of British Columbia. They include the diaries, correspondence and speeches of her husband. The university also holds Angus Maclnnis Memorial Collection, the Angus Maclnnis Papers, and the Lillie d'Easum Collection, which include material by or about MacInnis. There is also a Grace MacInnis fonds (4.6 m) at Library and Archives Canada. Archival reference number is R5492. References External links 1905 births 1991 deaths British Columbia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century Canadian politicians Canadian socialists Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Members of the Order of British Columbia Officers of the Order of Canada New Democratic Party MPs Canadian feminists Canadian socialist feminists Women MLAs in British Columbia Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Canadian Officers of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century Canadian women politicians Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case winners