Flora MacDonald Denison (1867–1921) was a Canadian activist, journalist, and businesswoman known for her leadership in the
Canadian suffragist movement and her stewardship of
Bon Echo Provincial Park in Ontario. She joined the
Canadian Suffrage Association in 1906 when it was founded by
Augusta Stowe-Gullen and became an active member and campaigner. In 1906, Denison traveled to Copenhagen as Canada's delegate to the
International Woman Suffrage Alliance. She also attended the International Woman's Suffrage Alliance convention in Budapest in 1913. After meeting the British activist
Emmeline Pankhurst in London, she organized the latter's first trip to Canada in 1909. She served as president of the Canadian Suffrage Association from 1911 to 1914, until her controversial support for the militant tactics of the
Women's Social and Political Union in England resulted in her forced resignation.Photograph credit: Lyont E.; restored by
Adam Cuerden