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sex education in Ontario from 1900-1950
by | Mar 21, 2000
This excerpt from Canadian Women Studies/les cahiers de la femme tackles the development of sex education in Ontario in the 1940s. The paper discusses how the war affected interpretations of sex education and how developments in medicine, coupled with a strict moral code, shaped the sex education curriculum of the 1940s and 1950s. read more
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March 8, 2000: International Women’s Day
Mar 3, 2000
The World March of Women 2000 – which happened on March 8, International Women’s Day – is a day etched in the world’s calendar. It was on this day that a planetary solidarity movement happened, marking women’s determination to shake up the powers that be. Here are some of the key events that happened on that day. read more
People
Chinese immigration to Canada: coming to Gum San
Feb 3, 2000
Racism against Chinese immigrants persisted in Canada well into the 1960s. Racism has been institutionalized in Canada’s immigration policies since the mid-1800s, and this has strongly affected the plight of Chinese women in Canada. Due to draconian laws in the 1920s and 1930s, wives were separated from their husbands for 25 years. read more
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my grandmother: Ada Nayler Butwell Forsyth
by | Jan 24, 2000
Ada’s life was filled with hard work, illness, family conflict and financial problems. Not until later in life did happiness come to her when a romantic promise made more than 50 years earlier was fulfilled. read more
Ideas
a time for renewal: happy new year
by | Dec 31, 1999
New year festivities are among the oldest and most universally observed around the world. And while different people observe the new year at different times – many still have a strong religious basis – for all it is a time of looking back and looking forward, of assessment, of awareness and acceptance, and of remembrance and celebration of father time’s passage on mother earth. To peace, happiness and health for all in the new year! read more
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militant suffragette: Gertrude Harding
by | Dec 7, 1999
What an inspiration! Not all of us are prepared to break the law for what we believe in. Gertrude Harding was. As a suffragist – one who fought for the right to vote, especially for women – Canadian Gertrude was a key member of the Militant Suffragettes in Great Britain, one of the most radical groups of women ever to fight for women’s rights. read more
Ideas
December 6, 1989: Montreal Massacre of 14 women
Dec 1, 1999
This day of remembrance links a single event to a wider context: that violence against women persists and that, on this day, it is important to mourn and also to work for change, as the powerful slogan says. read more
People
November 11: Remembrance Day
by | Nov 1, 1999
During World War One, women contributed significantly to the war effort on the home front in Canada. They laboured on farms, in offices and in factories. They filled jobs of men who enlisted, and took on new jobs in factories manufacturing war goods. They headed and kept families fed and clothed. By 1917, there were over 35,000 women working in munitions factories in Quebec and Ontario. But they weren’t allowed to wear pants on the job. read more
Ideas
October 31: Samhain | Hallowe’en
by | Oct 27, 1999
Every culture is full of rituals. Celebrated in Canada as Hallowe’en, Samhain (pronounced Sow-en), Witches’ New Year, combines Pagan and Christian rituals – both helping us to remember the dead and to see ourselves on the continuum of life and transformation, while being conscious of how our present actions affect our future, just as our women ancestors’ actions affect us now. And, you ain’t seen nothing ’til you’ve seen the abundance of life affirming rituals here. read more
Ideas
Women’s Future Fund
Jul 27, 1999
The Women’s Future Fund (WFF) is an organization seeking to raise money and awareness to improve the lives of girls and women in Canada. The Foundation is asking women to direct deductions from their paycheques to go toward the WFF. Following is a list of donation-receiving member organizations. read more
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