Laverock was born in 1880 in
Edinburgh, Scotland. She
emigrated to Canada in the 1890s. then studied
moral philosophy at
McGill University in
Vancouver, then in 1911 she launched the first women's newspaper in British Columbia,
The Chronicle. In 1918, Laverock was elected to the Vancouver's Carnegie Library management board. She was part of a large deputation to the Attorney General who campaigned for better property laws for women and equal guardianship of children for mothers. Lavercock was also an avid arts supporter. By 1921, she worked as an
impresario and organised International Celebrity Concerts featuring international stars such as
Geraldine Farrar,
Jascha Heifetz,
Fritz Kreisler,
Nellie Melba,
John McCormack,
Benno Moiseivitsch,
Sergei Rachmaninoff,
Maurice Ravel,
Rosa Ponselle, the Belgian Royal Symphonic Band and the
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Lavercock retired in the 1950s, == References ==