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Monthly Archives: December 2013
From the archives: Alice Wilson (Herstory 1974)
Photo via the website Inspirational Men & Women. Alice Wilson started work for the Geological Survey of Canada as a clerk in 1909, and she was determined to become a geologist. But it took her 36 long, struggling years to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Wilson, Carlton College, doctorate, fellowship, Geological Survey of Canada, geologist, geology, The Earth Beneath Our Feet, woman
From the archives: Doris Anderson (Herstory 2011)
As editor of Chatelaine magazine from 1957 to 1977, Doris Anderson was a powerful voice for women’s rights in Canada, broaching contentious issues such as abortion, family abuse, divorce reform, pay equity and the problems of working mothers. “She set … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Canadian, Women
Tagged abortion, Alberta, Bachelor of Arts, Canada, Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Chatalaine, divorce reform, Doris Anderson, editor, family abuse, feminist, Liberal, magazine, Medicine Hat, pay equity, Section 28, University of Alberta, women in politics, women's rights, working mothers
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