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This series contains documents relating to public hearings held in Ottawa in 1985 and submissions by organizations in support of legalization of midwifery. It also contains the full report of findings and a summary review.

This series contains records related to Myrna Wood's activities in Toronto, Montreal and New York. It includes the essay "Sisters, Brothers, Lovers... listen," she co-wrote for the final conference of SUPA (Student Union for Peace Action) on Labor Day weekend 1967 in Goderich. It also contains the essay "Bread and Roses" written with Kathy McAfee calling for a movement to organize working class women. This series also highlights Myrna Wood's participation in a peace movement meeting with the Vietnamese National Liberation Front in Cuba.

Women's Action Coalition (WAC) is an open alliance of women committed to direct action on issues affecting the rights of women. The organization wanted to be a witness of the economic, cultural and political systems that limited and endangered women's lives. WAC insisted on economic parity and representation for all women. The organization fought against homophobia, racism, religious prejudice and violence against women. It insisted on every woman's right to quality health care, child care, and reproductive freedom.