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This recording consists of Nancy Adamson's interview with Wendy McPeake in Ottawa on 9 September 1992. Wendy discusses her early involvement with the women's movement, and working for group and organization phone lines, predominantly with the Women's Centre in Ottawa. She notes that she was drawn into the women's movement after reading feminist literature, becoming involved in CR [consciousness raising] groups whilst in Europe, and following the birth of her child. Wendy and Nancy discuss women's newsletter; differences and controversies in the women's movement in Ottawa and in Canada; employment and volunteering; views towards marriage, relationships, children and motherhood; the formation and dissolution of groups; lesbianism and lesbian action within the women's movement; feminist consciousness and its evolution; queer identity; clothing style and perceptions; francophone women's involvement; group meetings and their historical record; left-wing politics and groups; and more. Wendy also briefly discusses her involvement with Interval House early on as a volunteer and as a board member in 1992. [There is a pause between A and B sides of the tape in this recording at 00:53:30-00:54:34.] In the second half of the recording, Wendy and Nancy revisit several of the above-mentioned topics and further discuss radical feminism's views on pornography; the Women's Centre and Upstream closures in 1980; the task force on violence against women and NAC conference; SORWUC [Service, Office and Retail Workers of Canada]; a women's strike; take back the night in Ottawa; and more. Nancy discusses the move of the women's movement archives [CWMA] to the University of Ottawa and record keeping within the women's movement more generally. [Note that throughout some sections of the recording there are pauses due to interruptions, including to eat dinner and for a telephone call (00:38:00-00:40:30)].

This fonds consists of Wendy McPeake's personal files. It is composed mainly of textual records from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. It contains files related to her involvement in various groups and organizations such as the Ottawa Women’s Centre, the Political Action Collective, the Feminist Action Collective, the Local 7/SORWUC, and the Public Service Alliance of Canada Women’s Committee. It includes materials related to feminist publishers from Canada and the United States, collected by Wendy McPeake when she was arts coordinator for Upstream magazine. The fonds also contains various subject files that reflect Wendy McPeake’s interests during this period. The 1970s was an active period for feminist organizations, especially at the grass-roots level, where a rich feminist culture of politics, music, publishing, and art flourished. Thus, this fonds offers insight into the Women’s Movement in Ottawa, mostly during the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
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Ce fonds est constitué des dossiers personnels de Wendy McPeake. Il est composé principalement de documents textuels datant de la fin des années 1970 au début des années 1980. Il contient des dossiers relatifs à son implication dans divers groupes et organisations tels que le Centre des femmes d'Ottawa, le Collectif d'action politique, le Collectif d'action féministe, la section locale 7/SORWUC et le Comité des femmes de l'Alliance de la fonction publique du Canada. Il comprend des documents relatifs aux éditeurs féministes du Canada et des États-Unis, recueillis par Wendy McPeake lorsqu'elle était coordonnatrice des arts pour le magazine Upstream. Le fonds contient également divers dossiers thématiques qui reflètent les intérêts de Wendy McPeake durant cette période. Les années 1970 ont été une période active pour les organisations féministes, en particulier au niveau local, où une riche culture féministe en matière de politique, de musique, d'édition et d'art s'est épanouie. Ce fonds offre donc un aperçu du mouvement des femmes à Ottawa, principalement de la fin des années 1970 au début des années 1980.