18 Facts About Eliza Reid

Eliza Reid moved with her family to Ashton, Ontario, as a child.

Eliza Reid ran the summer student volunteer program at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children in 1998, and volunteered for the Red Cross in Iceland.

Eliza Reid later worked in sales from 1999 to 2003 and in marketing until 2004.

Eliza Reid co-founded the Iceland Writers Retreat in 2014, an event which has garnered international acclaim.

Eliza Reid served on the jury of the 2018 British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction.

Eliza Reid has been nominated for 'Person of the Year' by multiple Icelandic media outlets.

Eliza Reid is patron of several organizations in Iceland, including the United Nations Association Iceland and is a Goodwill Ambassador for SOS Children's Villages Iceland.

In September 2017, Eliza Reid visited the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan at the invitation of UN Women.

Eliza Reid loves to travel and has made solo-trips to many countries.

Eliza Reid has advocated for the recycling of clothing by making public appearances in clothing she purchased from local Red Cross stores.

Eliza Reid has spoken on several occasions about her disdain for shopping.

Eliza Reid is known as a vocal proponent and advocate for women's rights and gender-parity.

On June 19,2017, during the 102nd anniversary of women's right to vote in Iceland, Eliza Reid advocated for gender rights and acknowledged there is still much work for Iceland to do in this regard.

In March 2018, Eliza Reid gave a keynote speech at the Young Women Business Leaders.

On 31 August 2019, Eliza Reid used her public Facebook page to respond to an opinion article by Zoe Williams in the British newspaper The Guardian, which criticized the media coverage of the spouses of global leaders attending the 2019 G7 conference, writing "I make a concerted effort not to be seen as an accessory to my husband".

Eliza Reid has been vocal about the undefined nature of being the partner of a head of state, and the perils and opportunities of that situation.

Eliza Reid wore a rainbow bracelet on her wrist to the Pence meeting as well, which has been seen as a show of solidarity with the LGBTQA community.

Eliza Reid is the sister of Canadian writer Iain Reid.