Category Archives: From the archives

From the archives: Thérèse Casgrain (Herstory 1974)

Posted on September 4, 2014 by ashleighmattern

Thérèse Casgrain is best known as the first woman to be elected the leader of a political party in Canada. From 1982 to 1990, and again from 2001 to 2010, the Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award was given to volunteers “whose … Continue reading →

Posted in 1974, From the archives, Quebec | Tagged Barbara Paterson, Canadian $50 note, child protection, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Party, Dorion Commission, Famous Five sculpture, Femina, League For Women's Rights, National Federation of Liberal Women, NDP, prison reform, Provincial Franchise Committee, Quebec, Quebec Social Democratic Party, suffrage, Therese Casgrain, Therese Casgrain Volunteer Award | Comments Off

From the archives: Aileen Meagher (Herstory 2012)

Posted on August 22, 2014 by ashleighmattern

Aileen Meagher represented Canada at the 1931 Olympics and went on to become one of Canada’s most successful athletes during the 1930s. Born in Edmonton in 1910, Aileen grew up in Halifax and attended Dalhousie University, where she earned a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, From the archives, Nova Scotia | Tagged 1936 Berlin Olympics, Aileen Meagher, Aileen Meagher International Track Classic, Canada's Flying Schoolmarm, Canadian Athlete of the Year, Dalhousie University, Edmonton, Halifax, London British Empire Games, Maritime Olympic Trials, Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame, Olympian, Olympics | Comments Off

From the archives: Judy LaMarsh (Herstory 1977)

Posted on July 17, 2014 by ashleighmattern

Before her entry into politics, Judy LaMarsh had trained as a teacher, mastered drafting and the Japanese language while in the army, and had realized her life-long ambition to become a lawyer. Her ability won her the Minister of Health … Continue reading →

Posted in 1977, From the archives, Ontario | Tagged Barbara Frum, Canada Pension Plan, Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, Doris Anderson, Edith Druggan, Florence Rosberg, Judge Nancy Morrison, Judy LaMarsh, Laura Sabia, Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage, Minister of Health and Welfare, National Medical Insurance Plan, Niagra Falls, Officer of the Order of Canada, Osgoode Hall, Pamela Verill Walker, pancreatic cancer, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, Royal Commission on the Status of Women, Youth Allowances | Comments Off

From the archives: Violet McNaughton (Herstory 1974)

Posted on June 25, 2014 by ashleighmattern

Violet McNaughton came to Canada in November 1909 to join her father, William Delamark Jackson, who was farming in Saskatchewan. For a year she lived in a sod hut on the prairie, sleeping at night in a room which served … Continue reading →

Posted in 1974, From the archives, Saskatchewan | Tagged agriculture, Canada Council of Immigration of Women and Children, farm, farming, farms, Grain Growers Association, John McNaughton, Order of the British Empire, prairies, Progressive Party, Saskatchewan, sod hut, Violet McNaughton, Western Producer, William Delamark Jackson, Women's Grain Growers' Association, women's hostels, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Women's Section of the Canadian Council of Agriculture, women's suffrage | Comments Off

From the archives: Akua Benjamin (Herstory 2007)

Posted on May 21, 2014 by ashleighmattern

“Why don’t we have social workers at the airport? The need is so great, considering that a large majority of immigrants and refugees arrive in Toronto, yet there are no social workers attached to immigration.” – Akua Benjamin, 2005. Akua … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007, From the archives, Ontario, Uncategorized | Tagged 1000 Women of Peace Project, 2001 UN Conference on Racism, African-Canadians, Akua Benjamin, Coalition of Visible Minority Women, Congress of Black Women, Lorna Benjamin, Ryerson, Ryerson University, School of Social Work, Toronto, Trinidad, University of Toronto | Comments Off

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Category Archives: From the archives

From the archives: Thérèse Casgrain (Herstory 1974)

From the archives: Aileen Meagher (Herstory 2012)

From the archives: Judy LaMarsh (Herstory 1977)

From the archives: Violet McNaughton (Herstory 1974)

From the archives: Akua Benjamin (Herstory 2007)

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