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Ann Shipley

On April 8th 1899, on a farm near St. Thomas, Ontario, a feisty baby girl named Marie Ann Killins was born to William and Mary Killins. This part-Scottish, part-Irish lass moved with her family to Ottawa where she graduated from Lisgar Street Collegiate. For the next ten years she worked in the Department of Federal Finance.

In 1925, Ann married Dr. Manley Adair Shipley and in 1928 this pioneering family moved to Kirkland Lake. They had two daughters, Mary Ann and Marnie, and one son, George.

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Ann Shipley
Circa 1950's

Credits:
Image loaned from MNH Auxiliary (Women of Kirkland Lake 2012 Exhibit)
Image loaned from Museum of Northern History Collection

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This young mother with three children showed her concern for her community by becoming involved in many civic projects.

She saw the need for free reading material for everyone and joined the first Library Board. She championed services for children and families at risk by forming the first Children's Aid Society.

As the wife of a prominent doctor, she saw the need for the Victorian Order of Nurses, the Hospital Board and the Red Cross Society in the Kirkland Lake community.

She held several honorary positions with organizations that included the Royal Canadian Legion, Association of Canadian Travellers, Girl Guides, Business and Professional Women's Club, YWCA and the Dr. M.A. Shipley chapter of the I.O.D.E.

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Ann Shipley - "Her Husband's Influence"
1 July 2012
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Video from the Museum of Northern History Collection

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Ann Shipley and her Children - George, Mary Ann, and Marney
Circa 1979
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Image loaned from MNH Auxiliary (Women of Kirkland Lake 2012 Exhibit)
Image loaned from Ann Shipley Family

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Ann was a trustee for the Public School Board for two years and served one year as councilor of the Township of Teck before becoming Reeve for ten years. She was president of the Association of Northern Mining Municipalities for two years.

She became the only Reeve or Mayor to become president of both the Ontario Municipal Association and the Ontario Mayors and Reeves Association. She also championed the interests of Northern Ontario and its people, especially those communities dependent on gold mining.

Ann served fourteen years as the administrative secretary of a Health Insurance Plan, "Kirkland District Mines' Medical Plan" which provided protection for 12,000 people.

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Ann Shipley - "Doing Her Best"
1 July 2012
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Video from the Museum of Northern History Collection

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Ann Shipley - An Expression of Appreciation (certificate)
27 April 1950

Credits:
Image loaned from MNH Auxiliary (Women of Kirkland Lake 2012 Exhibit)
Image loaned from Ann Shipley Family

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Dedication of HMCS Kirkland Lake - Ann Shipley
World War II
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Credits:
Image from Museum of Northern History Collection

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Ann Shipley - "The Election"
1 July 2012
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Video from the Museum of Northern History Collection

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She was first elected as Member of Parliament for Temiskaming in 1953. She became a member of the Parliamentary NATO group which attended a meeting in Paris, France. While there she visited the Canadian Forces assigned to NATO in France and Germany.

In 1956 she was appointed as a delegate to the United Nations; she even addressed the General Assembly twice on behalf of Women's Rights. She was the first woman in Canadian History to move the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne.

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Ann Shipley at 3rd meeting of the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee - United Nations
20 November 1956
United Nations, New York, New York, USA

Credits:
Image from Museum of Northern History Collection
Image from United Nations, AF/pcd

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She was quoted as saying "I can wash, Sir, I can spin, Sir, I can sew and mend and babies tend". While a reference to how efficiently she could manage her own household, Ann was able to apply her practical skills and work ethic to other areas of her life, creating a positive impact among those she met. She would go on to lead and inspire beyond the local level.

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Ann Shipley and Grandchildren
Circa 1966

Credits:
Image loaned from MNH Auxiliary (Women of Kirkland Lake 2012 Exhibit)
Image loaned from Ann Shipley Family