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Interview conducted by Nancy Adamson.

This recording consists of Nancy Adamson's interview with Dawn St Amant, which takes place on 1 May 1992 at a restaurant during lunch. They discuss a variety of topics, including Dawn's early work assisting victims of domestic and intimate partner violence; daycare; the role and dynamics of mothers and wives in families, including the impact of her Catholic Italian heritage; her work in Thunder Bay with the Women's Centre, Birth Control Centre at the University, and Catholic family development; lesbian women in Thunder Bay; [indigenous] women's organization and cooperation; political feminism, including socialist and radical feminism and the role of education and how it impacts roles within women's movement - women not from Thunder Bay more likely to call themselves socialists, marxists, etc.; Congress of Canadian Women; young women's involvement in social development.

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)].

The file contains comments and letters protesting sexist content and images in media and also contains examples of sexist content.

This postcard addresses the issue of sexual assault by a person of authority.

This postcard addresses the issue of societal norms.

This postcard addresses the issue of societal norms.

This postcard addresses the issue of workplace sexual harassment.

This postcard addresses the issue of sexual exploitation.