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From daughter, Caroline Bieler Brettell:

"Zoë Winifred Browne-Clayton, the daughter of Lionel Denis Browne-Clayton (1874-1946) and Winifred Constance Bell (1880-1938), was born in Okanagan Mission, a small orchard community near Kelowna, BC, in 1915. Shortly after her birth, her father enlisted with the British military in the First World War, and Zoe and her mother crossed the Atlantic to live with her grandparents in her mother's home in Oxfordshire, England. In 1917, her brother Robert was born, and in December 1919 the family returned to Okanagan Mission. There, they established an orchard on the 20 acres Lionel had purchased in 1912. According to her biographer daughter, Caroline Brettell, Zoe and her brother enjoyed a relatively idyllic upbringing in the peaceful Okanagan Valley, which she wrote about in The Montreal Star (11 July 1973). Zoe attended high school in Kelowna, graduating in 1932, and was one of the few students to continue on to university, mostly at the urging of her mother. In the autumn of 1932, Zoe entered the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, where she immediately became involved in the university student newspaper, The Ubyssey.
Zoe's journalistic dreams were solidified by her success at The Ubyssey. Shortly after joining the paper in 1932, she was an editor: in the 1933-34 school year she became assistant editor; in 1934-35 senior editor; in 1935-36 news manager; and in her final year, 1936-37, editor-in-chief. In 1934, she interviewed Aimee Semple-McPherson for the paper; her probing questions were predictive of her future as a journalist of intelligence and integrity.
Zoe earned her BSc in agricultural economics in 1936, delaying her graduation for a year to earn her BA and to serve as editor-in-chief for The Ubyssey. After graduation she returned to the Okanagan Mission to help take care of her mother, who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. After her mother died in June 1938, Zoe travelled to Europe, where she experienced first-hand the rising political tensions that led to the Second World War. Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939; on 15 September 1939, at the urging of her relatives, Zoe sailed for Canada, arriving safely in Okanagan Mission in late September. Unable to find a position as a journalist, Zoe found work as an advertising copywriter for the Hudson's Bay Company in Vancouver, BC. In the summer of 1941, she moved to Toronto where she worked as an advertising copywriter for Eaton's department store for three months. She then secured a position with the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, and moved to Ottawa, ON, where she met Jacques Bieler, an engineer working for the Department of Munitions and Supply. A year later, the couple were married by Jacques's clergyman father, in Lost River, QC.
In 1943, Jacques's job took them to Montreal, where Zoe was hired by the Montreal Standard. Women's roles in journalism were somewhat curtailed after the war, but Zoe managed to carve a space for herself, working alongside journalists such as Mavis Gallant and Dorothy Sangster. In 1949, Zoe and Jacques adopted a baby boy—Brian Charles—who was joined the following June by their biological daughter, Zoe Caroline. Zoe then turned to freelance writing. In 1954, both children began pre-school, leaving Zoe free to accept a position as a full-time feature reporter at the Montreal Star.
By 1957, Zoe's dedication and journalistic ability were recognized when she became editor of the women's pages for the Montreal Star; no woman had previously held this post. For many years it was her section of the newspaper that generated the most advertising revenue. Zoe remained in this position for eleven years; in 1969, though, the hierarchy at the Star changed, and the work atmosphere along with it. Zoe's interest in science enabled her to take a job as medical reporter at an advantageous historical moment—the national health insurance plan was being developed at that time—and during this period she saw some of her stories make the front pages of the paper and win several awards. Her feminism informed her insightful investigations into significant social issues such as child abuse, alcoholism, abortion, birth control and infertility, drug addiction, and the role of women in the army and the business world.
Like her father, Zoe was active in socialist politics. In the early 1970s, she was a member of the negotiating committee for the Newspaper Guild, and later elected to the executive. The Guild was involved in the negotiations during strike action in 1975 that was resolved after two months. Strike action by the Montreal Newspaper Printing Pressmen's Union in 1978, however, shut down the Star for eight months, and it never recovered. The company folded in August 1979, and Zoe, like many others, was without a job. At 64 years of age, after over 25 years of service, her severance package amounted to a decent retirement fund. She retired, but did not stop writing, working as a freelance writer for the Canadian Medical Association Journal; in 1980, as well, she was commissioned by Positive Action to prepare a report on English-language education in Quebec. At 66, she was offered the job of editor of the People section of the Montreal Gazette. She found The Gazette chaotic and the job frustrating. She retired and ceased freelance writing by the mid-1980s. In 1988, she was diagnosed with cancer; she died in September of 1991.”

Zoe's husband was the youngest brother of Québec muralist, Andre Bieler.
When she moved to Montreal, after marrying, she worked with the [Montreal] Standard: one of her colleagues was Mavis Gallant.

News clippings that were in articles are from offices of the Montreal Star, which she rescued.

The FRC is an inclusive, non-judgmental, pro-choice, feminist drop-in space that supports community members (women, trans folk, non-binary folk and men) who want to work together to challenge gender oppression on campus and in our communities. Their work focuses on sexual health, reproductive health, ending gender based violence and any other type of work deemed relevant to the intersectionalities of gender and other identities. The goal is to create an open environment where users can find the resources and the people they need and also to end gender-based violence by challenging myths and stereotypes, on uOttawa campuses and in the communities. The FRC is for students and is run by students.

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Le Centre de ressources féministes est un espace inclusif, sans jugement, pro-choix et féministe qui soutient les membres de la communauté (femmes, personnes transgenres, non binaires et hommes) et qui s’engage contre l’oppression fondée sur les genres sur nos campus et dans nos communautés. Elles offrent des informations sur la santé sexuelle, la santé génésique, l’élimination de la violence fondée sur le genre et sur tout autre type d’enjeu relatif à l’intersectionnalité des genres et des autres identités. Leur but est de créer un environnement ouvert à tous(tes) où vous pourrez trouver les ressources et les personnes nécessaires pour effectuer des changements positifs dans votre vie, pour terminer une tâche que vous remettez sans cesse, pour vous faire de nouveaux ami(e)s ou simplement pour vous détendre. Leur objectif consiste également à mettre fin à la violence sexiste en remettant en question les mythes et les stéréotypes véhiculés sur nos campus et dans nos communautés. Elles sont un espace pour les étudiant(e)s et créé par les étudiant(e)s. Elles sont un groupe féministe, allié à la communauté LGBTABI, anti-oppressif, inclusif, et elles ont une attitude positive envers l’expression de la sexualité.

The Association of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Ottawa (ALGBO) is a bilingual organization, also known as L’Association des lesbiennes, des gais et des bisexuels de l’Outaouais, which is based in the National Capital region.

This group was founded on September 17, 1971 by 10 gay men, which first called themselves the Gays of Ottawa (GO). Lesbians were incorporated into the organization in 1977 and by 1989 the name was officially changed to the Association of Lesbians and Gays of Ottawa (ALGO). In 1993, the name changed once again to include bisexuals.

ALGBO is also a non-profit volunteer association which promotes equal rights and a positive awareness of lesbians, gays and bisexuals through public education and political, social and legal action. The organization holds community events, which are run by various committees such as the Coffeehouse Committee, the Fundraising Committee and the Go Info Publishing Committee. The latter was established in 1972 and published the bilingual community paper Go Info.

The Political Action Committee of the Association of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Ottawa / Comité d’action politique de l’association des lesbiennes, des gais et des bisexuels de l’Outaouais (CAP-ALGO-PAC) is also very active. It tries to accomplish political action in all levels of Canadian government. Some of their activities include the formation of a political platform for the 1993 federal election.

The Association of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Ottawa is a member of the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario (CLGRO), the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) and the BiNet USA. It is also one of 200 groups worldwide belonging to the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). All these groups have the common goal of promoting equal human rights to bisexuals, women, lesbians and gays.

Although ALGBO had to close down in 1995, this association offered a sense of community to those lesbians, gays and bisexuals in the National Capital region and provided a legacy to the Ottawa community, by being the longest on-going Canadian organization of its kind at that time.
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L'Association des lesbiennes, des gais et des bisexuels d'Ottawa (ALGBO) est une organisation bilingue, également connue sous le nom de L'Association des lesbiennes, des gais et des bisexuels de l'Outaouais, qui est basée dans la région de la capitale nationale.

Ce groupe a été fondé le 17 septembre 1971 par 10 hommes gais, qui se sont d'abord appelés les Gais d'Ottawa (GO). Les lesbiennes ont été incorporées à l'organisation en 1977 et, en 1989, le nom a été officiellement changé pour devenir l'Association des lesbiennes et des gais d'Ottawa (ALGO). En 1993, le nom a été modifié une nouvelle fois pour inclure les bisexuels.

L'ALGBO est également une association bénévole à but non lucratif qui promeut l'égalité des droits et une sensibilisation positive des lesbiennes, des gays et des bisexuels par le biais de l'éducation du public et de l'action politique, sociale et juridique. L'organisation organise des événements communautaires, gérés par différents comités tels que le comité du café, le comité de collecte de fonds et le comité de publication de Go Info. Ce dernier a été créé en 1972 et publie le journal communautaire bilingue Go Info.

Le Comité d'action politique de l'association des lesbiennes, des gais et des bisexuels de l'Outaouais / Political Action Committee of the Association of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Ottawa (CAP-ALGO-PAC) est également très actif. Il tente d'accomplir une action politique à tous les niveaux du gouvernement canadien. Parmi ses activités, on peut citer l'élaboration d'une plate-forme politique pour les élections fédérales de 1993.

L'Association des lesbiennes, gays et bisexuels d'Ottawa est membre de la Coalition pour les droits des lesbiennes et des gays en Ontario (CLGRO), du Comité d'action national sur le statut de la femme (NAC) et de BiNet USA. Il est également l'un des 200 groupes du monde entier appartenant à l'International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). Tous ces groupes ont pour objectif commun de promouvoir l'égalité des droits de l'homme pour les bisexuels, les femmes, les lesbiennes et les gays.

Bien que l'ALGBO ait dû fermer ses portes en 1995, cette association a offert un sentiment de communauté aux lesbiennes, aux gays et aux bisexuels de la région de la capitale nationale et a laissé un héritage à la communauté d'Ottawa, en étant l'organisation canadienne de ce type la plus ancienne à l'époque.