Fonds 10-144 - Susan Scott fonds

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Susan Scott fonds

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CA ON0034 10-144

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  • [2004]-2014 (Creation)
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0.39 meters of textual records
168 photographs
2 prints

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Susan Scott is an activist and author who has raised awareness of homelessness in Canada, specifically examining issues through a gendered lens. Scott was born in Oxford, England. Between high school and university she volunteered for a live-in position at Church House, a shelter for women sex workers in London’s East End. After graduating from Oxford University, Scott moved to Canada where she married and had a child.

Scott’s career in journalism started with her work for newspapers such as the “Calgary Herald.” Based on her articles on poverty and homelessness, The Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Society asked Scott to write a book that would humanize homelessness. In 2000, her work, “No Fixed Address” was published.

Shortly after, Scott devoted herself to freelance work, also volunteering for social services agencies. Scott was then awarded a grant and travelled across the country, interviewing women in shelters and centres. She wrote about these experiences in her published work, “All Our Sisters: Stories of Homeless Women in Canada.” Scott then presented at numerous events examining issues of houselessness in Canada. In 2011 and 2014, Scott, with other related agencies, organized Canada’s first national conference on homelessness and women.

Susan Scott est une militante et une auteure qui a sensibilisé le public au problème des sans-abri au Canada, en examinant plus particulièrement les questions sous l'angle de l'égalité des sexes. Susan Scott est née à Oxford, en Angleterre. Entre le lycée et l'université, elle s'est portée volontaire pour travailler à Church House, un refuge pour les travailleuses du sexe dans l'East End de Londres. Après avoir obtenu son diplôme à l'université d'Oxford, Scott s'est installée au Canada où elle s'est mariée et a eu un enfant.

La carrière de Scott dans le journalisme a commencé par son travail pour des journaux tels que le "Calgary Herald". Sur la base de ses articles sur la pauvreté et le sans-abrisme, la Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Society lui a demandé d'écrire un livre qui humaniserait le sans-abrisme. En 2000, son ouvrage "No Fixed Address" a été publié.

Peu après, Mme Scott s'est consacrée au travail en free-lance, tout en se portant volontaire pour des agences de services sociaux. Elle obtient alors une bourse et voyage à travers le pays pour interviewer des femmes dans des refuges et des centres. Elle a relaté ces expériences dans l'ouvrage qu'elle a publié, "All Our Sisters : Stories of Homeless Women in Canada". Mme Scott a ensuite fait des présentations lors de nombreux événements portant sur les questions liées à l'absence de logement au Canada. En 2011 et 2014, Scott a organisé, avec d'autres organismes apparentés, la première conférence nationale du Canada sur l'itinérance et les femmes.

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The fonds document Susan Scott’s work on women facing homelessness in Canada. The fonds includes notes and photographs from Scott’s interviews with women seeking shelter and support. The fonds also includes records from presentations, colloquia and forums on related issues.
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Le fonds documente le travail de Susan Scott sur les femmes confrontées à l'itinérance au Canada. Le fonds comprend des notes et des photographies prises lors des entretiens de Susan Scott avec des femmes à la recherche d'un abri et d'un soutien. Le fonds comprend également des documents relatifs à des présentations, des séminaires et des forums sur des questions connexes.

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Please note, fonds may contain material that is disturbing to some as it relates to experiences of trauma and violence.

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ON0034

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