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The Pat Petrala fonds contain records related to her involvement with numerous local and national women's groups. In addition to co-founding the Ottawa Women's Network, Petrala served on the board or otherwise collaborated with Ottawa Women's Place, the Ottawa Women's Credit Union, the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, the Women's Network for Health and the Environment, and many other organizations and groups which are represented in the fonds. Patrala also helped to design and coordinate construction of the Women's Monument in Minto Park, and helped feminists in Vancouver to organize support for a monument commemorating victims of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique Massacre. The fonds also contain records related to women's labour, addiction, women's shelters, women's health, domestic violence, immigrant and visible minority women, Indigenous women's activism, and more.
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Le fonds Pat Petrala contient des documents relatifs à son implication dans de nombreux groupes de femmes locaux et nationaux. En plus d'avoir cofondé le Réseau des femmes d'Ottawa, Pat Petrala a siégé au conseil d'administration ou collaboré d'une autre manière avec Ottawa Women's Place, l'Ottawa Women's Credit Union, l'Association canadienne des sociétés Elizabeth Fry, le Réseau des femmes pour la santé et l'environnement, et de nombreux autres organismes et groupes représentés dans le fonds. Petrala a également participé à la conception et à la coordination de la construction du Monument aux femmes dans le parc Minto, et a aidé les féministes de Vancouver à organiser le soutien à un monument commémorant les victimes du massacre de l'École polytechnique en 1989. Le fonds contient également des documents relatifs au travail des femmes, à la toxicomanie, aux refuges pour femmes, à la santé des femmes, à la violence domestique, aux femmes immigrantes et aux minorités visibles, à l'activisme des femmes autochtones, etc.

This series contains material produced by the Ottawa Women's Network, a group that Pat Petrala co-founded with Sarah Cloutier in the Spring of 1980. The OWN sought to help women learn how to run meetings, take minutes, speak in public, and keep them informed on a variety of gender related issues. Primarily, OWN saw itself combating women's isolation, exchanging information, and teaching new skills. The diversity of material in Petrala's fonds reflects the OWN's mandate to connect women with one another and with various women's support organizations. The series contains promotional material, financial and administrative records, issues of the OWN newsletter, photographs, and other related documents.

This file contains a pamphlet, agendas, minutes, and other planning documents related to the Ottawa Women's Network, an organization for women to share career resources and mutual support.

This file contains copies of the OWN newsletter, a president's message, flyers for upcoming events, reports from the treasurer, the public relations committee, and the editors of Bulletin, correspondence, and other related material.

This file contains copies of the OWN newsletter, financial statements, flyers for upcoming events, and other related material.

This file contains copies of the OWN newsletter, flyers for upcoming events, agendas, correspondence, and financial statements.

This file contains two directories of women's groups in the Ottawa-Carleton area, published by the Ottawa Women's Network

This file contains the 1987 policy and procedures document. It outlines the guidelines and protocols established in that year, detailing administrative and operational standards.

This file contains ten photographs and three film strips from the Ottawa Women's Network Gala. The photographs depict 1988 OWN president Louise White, members Hepsy Jones and Sandra Hawkins, and guest speaker Mairuth Sarsfield. Scenes are composed of women delivering speeches and networking together.

This file contains key Ottawa Women's Network documents including "Policies and Procedures," Background of OWN, and "Constitution and By-Laws." The file also contains pamphlets, documents about network structure, a speaker evaluation form, and other associated material.