Background
She was born in South Dumfries Township, Ontario, the daughter of Isabella Bowie and James Flett. She left Woodstock, Ontario in 1912 for Winnipeg with her mother and sister Lynn.
She was born in South Dumfries Township, Ontario, the daughter of Isabella Bowie and James Flett. She left Woodstock, Ontario in 1912 for Winnipeg with her mother and sister Lynn.
She worked there as a public stenographer. She was in charge of a petition organized by this group which bore the signatures of 39,584 women. In January 1916, Manitoba became the first province in Canada to grant women the vote.
In October 1914, Flett married F. J. Dixon, a Manitoba politician.
She frequently spoke at J. South. Woodsworth"s "Peoples" Forums", a series of Sunday afternoon lectures. Flett died of pneumonia in Winnipeg at the age of 37.
Her funeral was attended by Liberal and Labour politicians, including Tobias Norris, the premier of the province.