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Tag Archives: Canada
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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From the archives: LOTTA HITSCHMANOVA (Herstory 2010)
Many Canadians will remember the accented voice of Lotta Hitschmanova from her radio and television commercials in the 1960s and ‘70s that made 56 Sparks Street the second most famous address in Ottawa and perhaps all of Canada. Lotta was … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Canadian, Social Issues
Tagged 56 Sparks Street, Alzheimer's disease, American Unitarian Service Committee, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Museum of Civilization, charity, Companion of the Order of Canada, Czechoslovakia, Dr. Lotta, HITSCHMANOVA, humanitarian aid, Jewish, LOTTA HITSCHMANOVA, Lotta's Army, Marseille, Max Hitschmann, Order of Canada, Ottawa, Personalities Hall, Prague, Sorbonne, Unitarian Service Committee of Canada, University of Prauge, USC Canada, volunteerism, World War II
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