Fonds 10-045 - British Columbia Federation of Women (BCFW) fonds

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British Columbia Federation of Women (BCFW) fonds

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CA ON0034 10-045

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84.6 cm of textual records
56 photographs
2 banners
1 umbrella

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(1974-1989)

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The British Columbia Federation of Women is an umbrella group for women's organizations in British Columbia. It was founded in 1974. Its goal was to organize province-wide action on women's issues, and it was particularly concerned with health, child care, education and employment. The Federation's objective was also to provide a network of support for women’s diverse struggles and “to overcome the physical and cultural isolation faced by all our sisters in this society ’’. Only women groups were affiliated with the federation. BCFW coordinators defined the organisation as “a linking together mechanism”. At the Annual General Convention delegates from each of the regions elected committee members and voted on policy resolutions. Vancouver Rape Relief was a member of the British Columbia Federation of Women and was one of the few remaining groups when the federation folded in 1989.
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La British Columbia Federation of Women (Fédération des femmes de la Colombie-Britannique) est un groupe de coordination des organisations féminines de la Colombie-Britannique. Elle a été fondée en 1974. Son objectif était d'organiser une action à l'échelle de la province sur les questions relatives aux femmes, et elle s'intéressait particulièrement à la santé, à la garde d'enfants, à l'éducation et à l'emploi. L'objectif de la Fédération était également de fournir un réseau de soutien aux diverses luttes des femmes et de "surmonter l'isolement physique et culturel auquel sont confrontées toutes nos sœurs dans cette société". Seuls les groupes de femmes étaient affiliés à la fédération. Les coordinatrices de la BCFW ont défini l'organisation comme "un mécanisme de liaison". Lors de la convention générale annuelle, les délégués de chaque région élisent les membres du comité et votent les résolutions politiques. Vancouver Rape Relief était membre de la British Columbia Federation of Women et était l'un des quelques groupes restants lorsque la fédération s'est dissoute en 1989.

Custodial history

This fonds was given to the University of Ottawa Archives and Special Collections in 1996 by the coordinator of the Vancouver Rape Relief & Women’s shelter organisation at the time. Vancouver Rape Relief was a member group of the British Columbia Federation of Women and it was one of the few remaining groups when the federation folded in 1984. Vancouver Rape Relief agreed to store the remaining documents at that time and then decided in 1996 to give them to the University of Ottawa Archives and Special Collections for safe keeping and public use.

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This fonds is composed of textual records relating to British Columbia Federation of Women (BCFW). It includes administrative documents such as meeting minutes, reports, position papers as well as correspondence with member groups. This fonds offers a great insight into the structure and activities of an umbrella organization for women’s groups in British Columbia during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Ce fonds est composé de documents textuels relatifs à la British Columbia Federation of Women (BCFW). Il comprend des documents administratifs tels que des procès-verbaux de réunions, des rapports, des prises de position ainsi que de la correspondance avec des groupes membres. Ce fonds offre un excellent aperçu de la structure et des activités d'une organisation qui chapeautait les groupes de femmes en Colombie-Britannique à la fin des années 1970 et au début des années 1980.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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ON0034

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Final

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Revised in June 2016

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