Roberta MacAdams

Roberta Catherine MacAdams Price
MacAdams in 1917.
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1917–1921
Personal details
BornRoberta Catherine MacAdams
(1880-07-21)July 21, 1880
Sarnia, Ontario
DiedDecember 16, 1959(1959-12-16) (aged 79)
Calgary, Alberta
Occupationhome economics instructor, dietitian, politician

Lt. Roberta Catherine Price née MacAdams (July 21, 1880 – December 16, 1959) was a provincial level politician and military dietitian from Alberta, Canada. She was elected to one of the two seats Alberta had for serving military personnel during WWI. She was the second woman elected to a legislative body in the British Empire and the first to introduce and pass a piece of legislation.

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