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Susan Scott fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-144
  • Fonds
  • [2004]-2014
The fonds document Susan Scott’s work on women facing homelessness in Canada. The fonds includes notes and photographs from Scott’s interviews with women seeking shelter and support. The fonds also includes records from presentations, colloquia and forums on related issues.
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Le fonds documente le travail de Susan Scott sur les femmes confrontées à l'itinérance au Canada. Le fonds comprend des notes et des photographies prises lors des entretiens de Susan Scott avec des femmes à la recherche d'un abri et d'un soutien. Le fonds comprend également des documents relatifs à des présentations, des séminaires et des forums sur des questions connexes.

Scott, Susan

Sier[s?] Chin Photograph Collection

  • CA ON0034 10-145
  • Collection
  • [1974] - [199?]
This collection consists mostly of photographs used for publishing. The publication is not noted but it was likely National Action Committee on the Status of Women publications "Feminist Action" and "NAC Status of Women News. "The main subjects are young girls and children, working women, women and unions, a health care.

Zoe Clayton Bieler fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-146
  • Fonds
  • 1879-2000
This fonds contains documents relating the life and work of Zoe Clayton Bieler. It includes personal correspondence, cards, and photographs. It also contains documents relating to her work as a journalist, such as news clippings, press badges, and press photos. There are also photos of her family friends, as well as items from her time as a student at the University of British Columbia, including her undergraduate degree diplomas, her articles written as part of the student newspaper, the Ubyssey, and several of her student papers. There is also information, records, and correspondence from her daughter, Caroline Bieler Brettell, relating to the book she wrote about her mother, "Writing Against the Wind: A Mother's Life History.

Clayton-Bieler, Zoë

Anne Vespry fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-147
  • Fonds
  • [1985]-1991
The fonds consists of records related to the Woman's Common operations from 1985 to 1991.

Vespry, Anne

Madeleine Gilchrist fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-148
  • Fonds
  • [197-?]-2015
Fonds consists of correspondence, reports, papers and a variety of other materials pertaining to the interests and activities of Madeleine Gilichrist. The fonds is divided into nine series according to common subjects, groups, research and events. These include: Midwifery and Reproduction; FRAPPE : Conferences and Papers; Canadian Feminist Issues, Groups and Events; National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) Material; Global Issues and Events; International Conflicts and Peace Initiatives; Voice of Women (VOW) and Women for Mutual Security (WMS) Material; Beijing Women's Conference; and Women for Peace and Freedom.

Gilchrist, Madeleine

Leah Erna Beck fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-150
  • Fonds
  • 1970-1999, predominant 1970-1975

Leah Erna Beck [née Rosenbaum] was born in the former Yugoslavia before escaping to Canada at the outbreak of World War II, in 1939. Leah Erna Beck’s father ran the toy manufacturing company, Pax Manufacturing, in Toronto, Ontario. At seventeen, Leah Erna Beck married Alec Englander and had her first child at nineteen. She earned her bachelors of arts at Ithaca College, New York, before returning to Toronto so that her husband could run the family business.

Beck studied art at the New School of Art and the Ontario College of Art and her media included sculpture, serigraphy, drawing and painting. She adopted her mother’s name, Erna, as a middle name, after separating from her husband in 1973. Leah Erna Beck became a feminist organizer, working at Women’s Place in Toronto and helping found Times Change, Women’s Employment Service, in 1974. She was motivated by her experiences of frustrations and women’s limited opportunities, hosting consciousness raising sessions at community venues. Along with her feminist organizing work, Beck was a founding collective member of WATER: Women Artists Together and her sculptures, stained glass work and art performances were featured in festivals and venues. Her daughter, Karen Englander received publicity as a young teenage feminist and her daughter, Anrénee, wrote the best-selling work, “Dear Diary, I’m Pregnant.” Leah Erna Beck was featured for her feminist activist work in the long-standing Canadian magazine, “Saturday Night” and she was published in “Velvet Fist.”
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Leah Erna Beck [née Rosenbaum] est née en ex-Yougoslavie avant de s'enfuir au Canada au début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en 1939. Le père de Leah Erna Beck dirige l'entreprise de fabrication de jouets Pax Manufacturing à Toronto, dans l'Ontario. À dix-sept ans, Leah Erna Beck épouse Alec Englander et a son premier enfant à dix-neuf ans. Elle obtient une licence en arts à l'Ithaca College, dans l'État de New York, avant de retourner à Toronto pour que son mari puisse diriger l'entreprise familiale.

Beck a étudié l'art à la New School of Art et à l'Ontario College of Art. Elle a pratiqué la sculpture, la sérigraphie, le dessin et la peinture. Après s'être séparée de son mari en 1973, elle a adopté le nom de sa mère, Erna, comme deuxième prénom. Leah Erna Beck est devenue une organisatrice féministe, travaillant au Women's Place de Toronto et participant à la fondation de Times Change, un service d'emploi pour les femmes, en 1974. Motivée par son expérience des frustrations et des opportunités limitées des femmes, elle organise des séances de sensibilisation dans des lieux communautaires. Parallèlement à son travail d'organisation féministe, Beck est l'un des membres fondateurs du collectif WATER : Women Artists Together. Ses sculptures, ses vitraux et ses performances artistiques ont été présentés dans des festivals et des lieux de rencontre. Sa fille, Karen Englander, a été présentée comme une jeune adolescente féministe et sa fille, Anrénee, a écrit le best-seller "Dear Diary, I'm Pregnant". Leah Erna Beck a été présentée pour son travail d'activiste féministe dans le magazine canadien de longue date "Saturday Night" et elle a été publiée dans "Velvet Fist".

Beck, Leah Erna

Annette Clough fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-151
  • Fonds
  • 1974-1995
This fonds consists of documents and objects relating to Annette Clough's involvement in feminist organizations in Toronto and Vancouver from the 1960s to the 1990s. It consists of photographs, negatives, and political buttons.
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Ce fonds est constitué de documents et d'objets qui témoignent de l'implication d'Annette Clough dans des organisations féministes à Toronto et à Vancouver, des années 1960 aux années 1990. Il comprend des photographies, des négatifs et des macarons.

Clough, Annette

The Women's Place fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-152
  • Fonds
  • 1972-1974
The fonds consists of records originating from the Toronto Women's Place. The records include a history of the organization, lists of women's groups and members, information and referral sheets, as well as newsletters and magazines featuring information about Women's Place.
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Le fonds est constitué de documents provenant du Toronto Women's Place. Les documents comprennent un historique de l'organisation, des listes de groupes de femmes et de membres, des fiches d'information et d'orientation, ainsi que des bulletins et des magazines contenant des informations sur le Women's Place.

The Women's Place (Toronto, ON)

Marjorie Griffin Cohen fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-153
  • Fonds
  • [1972]-1987
This fonds consists of records related to the Ontario Committee on the Status of Women when Marjorie Cohen was involved in the National Action Committee in the 1970s. It contains also records related to her activities as professor at York University. This fonds also includes files relating to events in which she participated and actions for which she was involved during the 1970s and 1980s, including the Toronto Working Skills Centre's evaluation at the end 1970s.
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Ce fonds comprend des documents relatifs au Comité ontarien de la condition féminine lorsque Marjorie Cohen était impliquée dans le Comité d'action national dans les années 1970. Il contient également des documents relatifs à ses activités en tant que professeure à l'Université York. Ce fonds comprend également des dossiers relatifs à des événements auxquels elle a participé et à des actions pour lesquelles elle s'est impliquée au cours des années 1970 et 1980, dont l'évaluation du Toronto Working Skills Centre à la fin des années 1970.

Cohen, Marjorie Griffin

Carolyn Gammon collection

  • CA ON0034 10-154
  • Collection
  • [198-] - [1995]
This collection contains items collected by Carolyn Gammon that reflect her interest in feminist issues and topics, particularly related to Lesbians.
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Cette collection contient des objets collectés par Carolyn Gammon qui reflètent son intérêt pour les questions et les sujets féministes, en particulier en ce qui concerne le mouvement lesbien.

Gammon, Carolyn

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