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From the archives: The Coloured Women’s Club of Montreal (Herstory 2007)

Posted on March 26, 2014 by

As the Boer War ended, industrialization was intensifying in Montreal – also the social ills it brought with it. Charities, usually women either religious or well-to-do, arose to addres society’s new needs; Black women, genearlly excluded from these, formed their … Continue reading →

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