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The Grandmothers::Nora Peavoy

12/13/2020

 
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My aunt is Nora Peavoy and she was one of the first four female police officers in Calgary. My auntie actually left the Calgary police for the mistreatment. She was a strong feminist activist for the time too. I think she worked in the airforce as well. I don’t have any picture of her on hand at the moment but I know my mom and grandma has some. She travelled the world alone a lot and even pulled a gun on a group of men who tried to attack her. She had some wild stories. She was quite intimidating but I really liked her when I was a kid.

A Calgary Herald article about her:
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/calgary-herald/20090215/281814279762115


​~ Alyx Stange
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