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McPeake, Wendy

  • Persoon
"Wendy McPeake was involved in the creation of cultural products, including museum exhibits, revenue-generating publications and products, promotional publications, and commercial operations. She obtained a Bachelor of Art in English Literature from the ... »

Lesbian Mothers' Defence Fund

  • Instelling
  • 1978-1987
"In 1978, members from Wages Due Lesbians created a new organization called Lesbian Mothers’ Defence Fund (LMDF). Modelled on the Seattle organization Lesbian Mothers’ National Defense Fund, this new group was formed in Toronto in 1978 and was primarily ... »

Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Ottawa (BWCPO)

  • Instelling
  • 1933-
"The Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Ontario (BPWCO) was formed as a provincial wing of the Canadian Business and Professional Women's Clubs, itself a charter member of the International Federation. In 1933, the Business and Professional Women'... »

Wages Due Lesbians

  • Instelling
  • 1973-1984
"Prior to Wages for Housework’s demise, in the mid-1970s a group of lesbians which had belonged to it created a new organization, Wages Due Lesbians (also known as Wages Due). Their policies were much the same, however, their emphasis was on the rights ... »

Women's Place (Ottawa, ON)

  • Instelling
  • 1972-

"The idea for Women's Place/Place Aux Femmes originally grew out discussions held in January 1984 with Mayor of Ottawa, Marion Dewar. The community representatives and individuals who met with the Mayor felt there was a need for a centralized telephone ... »

The Feminist News Service

  • Instelling
  • 1974-?
"The Feminist News Service started in December 1974, after a conference held in Winnipeg. It became a national organization with an office in all provinces except for the Atlantic and the territories. Their aim was to become a link between women's groups ... »

Women's Liberation Bookmobile

  • Instelling
  • 1974-1975
"CORA was the creation of Judith Quinlan, Boo Watson and Ellen Woodsworth, three young women from Toronto who began planning the feminist bookmobile in 1973. They raised funds, promoted their plan, and bought and outfitted an old school bus, transforming ... »

The Women's Press

  • Instelling
  • 1971-
"The Women’s Press (also known as the Canadian Women’s Educational Press) was founded in 1971, by a subgroup of the Toronto Women’s Liberation Movement, one of the first feminist political organizations in Toronto. The initiative for a feminist press ... »

Conant, Verna Rowena

  • Persoon
  • April 23, 1888-May, 1992
"Verna Rowena Conant (née Smith) was born on April 23, 1888, the daughter of Ernest Disraeli Smith and Christina Ann Smith (1861-1932). Her mother was the first President of the Women Institute of Canada in Winona Division, Ontario. She has one brother, ... »

Levine, Helen

  • Persoon
  • 1923-2018
"Helen Levine (nee Zivian) was born in Ottawa in 1923. She was a social worker, activist and professor. At the School of Social Work at Carleton University, she introduced women's issues and feminist perspectives into the curriculum for the first time. ... »
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