Florence Storgoff, was born in Canora,

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

in 1908 and died September 11, 1964, in British Columbia. She moved to British Columbia, married and joined the militant

Freedomites The Freedomite movement split-off from the Doukhobors, a community of Spiritual Christians who began a mass migration from Russia to Canada in 1898. The Freedomite movement first appeared in 1902 in what is now Saskatchewan, and later most moved ...

group, who were sensationalized in the press as "Sons of Freedom." In that movement she and her husband strongly protested against the government and both were arrested. She served three years in the

Kingston Penitentiary Kingston Penitentiary (known locally as KP and Kingston Pen) is a former maximum security prison located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, between King Street West and Lake Ontario. History Constructed from 1833 to 1834 and opened on June 1, ...

for women for

arson Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property. Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, watercr ...

. She gained attention in 1963 when she led the "Trek" involving hundreds of Freedomites camping out at Agassiz Mountain Prison to protest the arrest of fellow members.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Storgoff, Florence 1908 births 1964 deaths Canadian activists Canadian arsonists People from Canora, Saskatchewan Canadian women activists