With Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day right around the corner, I thought I’d share a little bit about the murals that depict the stories of Moose Jaw’s women!
Sunday School, 60 Hochelaga St. W. this mural pays tribute to Eva Hasell and Winifred Tricehurst who were missionaries in the area during the 1920s.
The Lady and The Cow, 602 Main St. N. (West Wall), this mural depicts pioneer Elizabeth Elliot and her cow. For Saskatchewan’s hardworking pioneer women, the cow was a prized possession and was treasured for the difference that they could make to a family.
The Sisters of Sion, 1236 3rd Avenue N.W. (North Wall), this mural depicts the Sister of Sion who moved to Moose Jaw and created the first convent for girls in the region. They also taught generations of Moose Jaw’s elementary and high school girls.
For The Veterans, 32 Manitoba St. W. (West Wall), this mural is a tribute to all of Moose Jaw’s veterans and features a female nurse, along with a sailor, an infantryman, and an airman.
March to the Pipes Forever, 500 1st Avenue N.W. (North Wall), this mural pays tribute to the Springs O’Heather All Girls Pipe Band and the Heather Highland Dancers
The Jewels and the Royals, 145 Ross St. E. (East Wall), a tribute to Moose Jaw’s excellent women’s baseball teams during the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.
Tribute to the Victoria School, 175 1st Avenue N.E. (North Wall), this mural provides a look at Moose Jaw’s Victoria School and a teacher who taught generations of children there, Faye Baker.
Dancing on River Street and Tribute to the Age of Theatre, 21 Fairford St. E. (North & West Walls), these murals show a more glamorous side of the women of Moose Jaw. Both feature flappers dancing with their cares away with dapper gentlemen in Downtown Moose Jaw in the 1920s.
If you’re looking for something to do in Moose Jaw this March (or the rest of the year for that matter) I recommend checking out the murals that
