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Kaye, Lynn
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Dates of existence
[19??]
History
Lynn Kaye has been part of the Women's Movement for over 50 years and contributed to many organizations. She was a homemaker with two children, lawyer, and active member of several organizations in the women's movement as well as unionization. Lynn co-founded the Canadian Women's Educational Press, the Birth Control Information Center at York University, both the National and Ottawa Caucus of the National Association of Women and the Law, Ottawa Women's Lobby, and the Equal Pay Coalition. While a member at the National Action Committee for the Status of Women (NAC), where she was president in 1988-1989, Lynn sat on many sub-committees including employment and publication, while lobbying and writing for the advancement of women. In 1977, Lynn successfully lobbied and obtained the 'equal pay for equal value' in the Canadian Human Rights Act and often appeared at standing committees on various issues.
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National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) (1971-[2010])
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Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1977-1991
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Member at large - 1977-1980, 1984-1985
Southern Ontario Representative - 1985-1986
President - 1988-1989
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National Association of Women and the Law (1974-)
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associative
Dates of relationship
1974
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Co-founder