Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
Patricia Anne Staton (née Morden) was a feminist publisher and advocate for persons with disabilities. She was raised in Humber Bay, Toronto, before she completed the Commercial Art Program at Western Technical School. She met Robert Thomas Staton while working at the broadsheet newspaper, Toronto Telegram. The couple were married in 1953 and had four daughters.
Patricia Staton’s feminist beliefs developed in the 1960s while she completed her bachelor’s degree and masters of education in women's studies—all while raising four daughters and working full time. Upon graduating, Patricia Staton worked at the University of Toronto before moving to the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Along with husband, Bob, and daughter, Deirdre, Staton helped found the CHORD co-op building, an Ontario cooperative building for the differently abled. She was also a founding member of the Ontario Women's History Network, which developed teaching resources on women's history.
For decades, Patricia Staton also operated Green Dragon Press, an independent Canadian and feminist press. Together with Beth Light she co-wrote, “Speak With Their Own Voices: A Documentary History of the Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario and the Women Elementary Public School Teachers of Ontario,” in 1987.
-------
Patricia Anne Staton (née Morden) était une éditrice féministe et une avocate des personnes handicapées. Elle a grandi à Humber Bay, à Toronto, avant de suivre le programme d'art commercial de la Western Technical School. Elle a rencontré Robert Thomas Staton alors qu'elle travaillait au journal à grand tirage Toronto Telegram. Le couple s'est marié en 1953 et a eu quatre filles.
Les convictions féministes de Patricia Staton se sont développées dans les années 1960, alors qu'elle obtenait une licence et un master en études féminines, tout en élevant ses quatre filles et en travaillant à plein temps. Après avoir obtenu son diplôme, Patricia Staton a travaillé à l'université de Toronto avant de rejoindre l'Institut d'études pédagogiques de l'Ontario. Avec son mari, Bob, et sa fille, Deirdre, Staton a participé à la fondation de la coopérative CHORD, une coopérative ontarienne pour les personnes handicapées. Elle est également membre fondateur de l'Ontario Women's History Network, qui développe des ressources pédagogiques sur l'histoire des femmes.
Pendant des décennies, Patricia Staton a également dirigé Green Dragon Press, une maison d'édition canadienne indépendante et féministe. Avec Beth Light, elle a coécrit "Speak With Their Own Voices : A Documentary History of the Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario and the Women Elementary Public School Teachers of Ontario, en 1987.