Séries S1 - Ottawa Women's Centre

Wendy McPeake was active in the Ottawa Women's Centre, frequently on the Policy Committee. This series consists of records related to events leading up to the closure. It contains records related to the controversy at the Centre on "To incorporate or not to incorporate”. Some files concern the decision in 1980 to open a cafe on Queen Street to support the information resource centre. The series also includes records related to a musical fundraiser in which Wendy McPeake and Louise Leclair were involved in 1977. This concert featured artists such as Angele Arsenault, CT and April, and Ellen McIlwaine. Original documentation on a fundraiser in support of the concert featuring Rita MacNeil are also in this series. Finally, it includes Ottawa Women’s Centre’s consciousness raising kits.