Unidad documental simple I7 - Interview with Margaret Lanchok

This recording consists of Nancy Adamson's interview with Margaret Lanchock, a teacher, artist and feminist activist, which takes place on 3 May 1992 at a restaurant. Margaret discusses her time at Lakehead University; music culture and singing; becoming more actively involved with the Decade Council through the Women's Federation; the 50 Years a Person Conference, including the play she wrote for the event; the people involved in the women's movement; as well as the history of events and council development in Thunder Bay and the wider region. [There is a brief interruption in the conversation between 00:12:05 and 00:12:17]. They continue to discuss the movement and people involved, particularly those of the Decade Council, as well as Margaret's roles and other groups of region. They also speak about Margaret getting a mortgage on her own and the response of other women to her financial independence. They discuss rape, the Rape Crisis Committee and work of Decade Council, as well as the experiences of individuals, some of whom are named [roughly between 00:32:52 and 00:37:00]. Finally, the last part of the recording includes discussions about the Provincial election; Leni Untinem's work; an uncompleted project to interview women from the region; the work of [redacted] [the recording is paused 00:45:38]; and final commentary about the women's movement and how it has changed over time. [Background noise during the recording also includes restaurant patrons and an unidentified server].