page_title: Iva Campbell Fallis
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Iva Campbell Fallis / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King and guests unveiling a plaque commemorating the five Alberta women whose efforts resulted in the Persons Case, which established the rights of women to hold public office in Canada (Ottawa, Ontario) [Front, L-R]: Mrs. Muir Edwards, daughter-in-law of Henrietta Muir Edwards; Mrs. J.C. Kenwood, daughter of Judge Emily Murphy; Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King; Mrs. Nellie McClung. [Rear, L-R]: Senators Iva Campbell Fallis, Cairine Wilson Français&#160;: Inauguration d'une plaque à la mémoire des cinq Albertaines dont les efforts se sont soldés par l'affaire «&#160;personnes&#160;», qui a permis d'établir le droit des femmes d'exercer des fonctions officielles au Canada.
context_page_description: Iva Campbell Fallis was the second female Canadian Senator.
context_section_description: Fallis' career began with her becoming a teacher in Bethany, ON, where she met Howard Taylor Fallis whom she would later marry in Colborne, ON in 1909. The pair farmed in Saskatchewan for several years until they moved to a farm near Peterborough, ON called Smith Township in 1917. It was around the time of them moving to Peterborough which marked the start of her political career. She resided there until her death in 1956.
  In 1923, she became the first president of the Peterborough Conservative Women's Association. She was vice president of the Ontario and Dominion Conservative Association and a key member of the campaign team that helped elect R.B. Bennett Prime Minister of Canada in 1930. She was appointed to the Senate by Bennett in 1935 and was the second female Senator after Cairine Wilson. She served until her death in 1956.
caption: Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King unveiled a plaque to the Valiant 5 in the Person's Case
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