Fonds 10-076 - Women in Trades (WIT) fonds

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Women in Trades (WIT) fonds

Level of description

Fonds

Reference code

CA ON0034 10-076

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

Physical description area

Physical description

89.2 cm of textual records
57 photographs
281 negatives
6 panels
1 plate

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1979-1989)

Administrative history

The origins of the Women In Trades organization came out of a September 1979 meeting where women from several government agencies and educational groups met to come up with a strategy to help women already working in trades or as a starting point for ... »

Scope and content

This fonds provides insight into how women in non-traditional work were coping in the 1980s in the Toronto area. The records show how the women in this organization struggled to have their voice heard in the federal and provincial arena. There are ... »

Notes area

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Associated materials

Issues of the Women in Trades, Toronto Newsletter are available in the ARCS feminist periodicals collection: HD 6100 .T67 W66 with several issues digitized in the Omni catalogue: https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/
01OCUL_UO/17ga5ig/alma991007013699705161

Access points

Control area

Description record identifier

CA

Institution identifier

ON0034

Rules or conventions

RAD

Status

Draft

Level of detail

Partial

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Created in April 2018