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Category Archives: Women
From the archives: Pitseolak Ashoona (Herstory 1974)
Featured in Herstory 1974, artist Pitseolak Ashoona was “part of one of the last generations of Inuit who grew up with the traditional lifestyles enjoyed by the North American Inuit since before 1000 BC.” (Wikipedia) Pitseolak began drawing in the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Canada, From the archives, Women
Tagged Annie Pootoogook, art, artist, International Women's Day, Inuit, National Film Board, Order of Canada, Pitseolak Ashoona, Pitseolak: Pictures Out of My Life, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
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From the archives: Annie Pootoogook (Herstory 2010)
Annie Pootoogook’s work was recently featured in MASS MoCA’s Oh, Canada exhibition, which will be showing in several venues across Atlantic Canada for three months starting June 27, 2014, and then in several Calgary venues starting Jan. 31, 2015. “I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Canada, Women
Tagged Alberta College of Art and Design, alcoholism, Annie Pootoogook, Artists at Glenfiddich, Atlantic Canada, Baffin Island, Calgary, Cape Dorset, chronicler, Documenta, domestic abuse, Germany, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Inuit, Inuit art, Inuit life, Kassel, MASS MoCA, mental illness, Napachie Pootoogook, Oh Canada, Pitseolak Ashoona, Power Plant gallery, prefabricated housing, Scotland, Sobey Art Award, Toronto, West Baffin Co-op, West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative
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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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Elizabeth Brewster (1922 – 2012)
ELIZABETH WINIFRED BREWSTER August 26, 1922 – December 26, 2012 Elizabeth Brewster led a quiet life, but her poetry left a singular and insightful voice on the Canadian landscape. She was born in Chipman, NB, in 1922 and died in … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Poetry, Women
Tagged Elizabeth Brewster, Herstory, Margaret Atwood, poetry, The Fiddlehead
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This week in Herstory 2013: Reverend Sky Starr
Reverend Sky Starr is a minister and therapist who helps families cope with violence in a troubled Toronto neighbourhood where guns and gangs have taken their toll on the community. After witnessing the emotional impact of violence, she established the … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Canadan, Organizations, Social Issues, Violence against women, Women
Tagged Champions of Change, Fathers Across Cultures, Forgotten Mothers, Herstory 2013, impact of violence, Out of Bounds, Reverend Sky Starr, youth violence
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