▁and ▁so ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁insp iration ▁of ▁her ▁many ▁outside ▁good ▁works ▁had ▁its ▁source ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁free ▁spirit ▁for ▁which ▁it ▁stands ," ▁noted ▁her ▁daughter . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁Re id ▁held ▁a ▁meeting ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁and ▁there ▁founded ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Woman ' s ▁Club , ▁one ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁women ' s ▁organizations . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁president ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁ten ▁years . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁and ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Council ▁of ▁Women . ▁Re id ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁reform ▁issues , ▁from ▁par ks ▁and ▁play ground s ▁to ▁temper ance , ▁public ▁health , ▁and ▁imm igration ▁policy . ▁She ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Order ▁of ▁N urs es ▁in ▁Montreal ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁El iza ▁Ann ▁Mc Int osh ▁married ▁Scottish - born ▁stone ▁car ver ▁Robert ▁Re id ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁They ▁had ▁four ▁children ▁born ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁With ▁El iza ' s ▁active ▁support , ▁daughter ▁Helen ▁Richmond ▁Young ▁Re id ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁class ▁of ▁women ▁to ▁en roll ▁at ▁McG ill ▁University . ▁ ▁Robert ▁Re id ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ; ▁in ▁wid ow hood ▁El iza