▁club w oman , ▁and ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁women ' s ▁rights . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁El iza ▁Ann ▁Mc Int osh ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁C . ▁Mc Int osh ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Brown ▁Mc Int osh . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁from ▁Mont rose , ▁Ang us ▁in ▁Scotland ; ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁cabinet maker . ▁The ▁Mc Int os hs ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Un itar ian ▁Church ▁from ▁early ▁in ▁El iza ' s ▁life . ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁El iza ▁Ann ▁Mc Int osh ' s ▁sister s ▁married ▁to ▁George ▁Washington ▁Steph ens , ▁Sr ., ▁and ▁George ▁Washington ▁Steph ens , ▁Jr . ▁was ▁her ▁nep hew . ▁Her ▁sister ▁Frances ▁Mc Int osh ▁Steph ens ▁and ▁another ▁nep hew ▁were ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁the ▁L us it ania ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁El iza ▁Ann ▁Mc Int osh ▁Re id ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Un itar ian ▁Church ▁for ▁dec ades , ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁church ' s ▁Unity ▁Club ▁and ▁founder ▁( in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ) ▁of ▁the ▁church ' s ▁Young ▁People ' s ▁Alliance . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁raised ▁funds ▁towards ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Mess iah , ▁and ▁El iza ▁Ann ▁Re id ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁man agers ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁church . ▁" So ▁much ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁was ▁lived ▁for ▁the ▁church