alberta politician rogers née cox september july canadian politician served member born nova scotia came west alberta accept job teacher later moved calgary encountered convert social credit economic theories advocating theories province elected provincial election candidate newly formed left cabinet despite loyalty sided insurgents revolt rejoining followers settlement reached defeated election defeat abandoned moved served years school trustee died early life born nova scotia née graham cox rogers raised farm attended worked teacher nova scotia visited aunt alberta accepted offer teach attended taught near disillusioned teaching rural took business course began work bank later merged unusual career choice woman time moved continued work year moved married local high school principal october couple moved calgary friends family rogers foray politics took place federal election assisted successful calgary west campaign governments inability end alleviate effects great depression soon disillusioned conventional politics hearing beginning incorporate politics economics weekly gospel radio addresses began listen soon convert version social credit early involvement social credit rogers convinced hold public meetings social credit calgary subsequently organized neighbourhood study groups theory calgary coordinated city social credit study groups named women organizer capacity held mass meetings designed recruit women social credit embarked sixteen month speaking tour alberta time organized social credit study groups province including seventy concluded tour organizing mass meeting spring spoke people appeared people supported orthodox version social credit proposed movement british founder rogers remained loyal assessment loyalty second young protégé decided run candidates provincial election adopted unusual system candidate nomination constituency nominate candidates committee headed deciding actually run different nominated rogers candidates decided run opponent governing alberta premier resigned previous year wake sex scandal sued young woman biographer speculates selection female candidate run called sober faced deliberate strategic decision noted aside fielded stronger candidate member rogers won riding votes ahead fact lost seat contested candidates won alberta seats premier appoint rogers woman cabinet historian suggested gender cost appointment female cabinet ministers unprecedented alberta cabinet minister time office argues given rogers recognized sharp articulate hard working reasonably expected cabinet portfolio despite loyalty rogers frustrated delay implementing social credit economic reforms promised revolt sided insurgents threatened bring government took concrete steps implement social credit insurgents reached settlement returned position loyalty sought election election prior election opponents including liberals conservatives elements moved formed ran nominally independent candidates candidates led rogers votes count distant johnson votes accordance alberta electoral laws time margin increased nearly votes declared victor later life defeat rogers husband moved disapproved government right new premier joined socialist considers surprising light long time devotion ideals social credit role played election defeat assessment interested monetary reform general social critique forward served member membership organization committee rogers elected board election candidate left leaning elected dissolved advance election joined newly formed dissolved ran independent election seek election election year rogers junior high school named honour died november died july electoral record
Edith Rogers (Alberta politician)