Tag Archives: women’s rights
From the archives: Emily Howard Stowe (Herstory 1974)
Emily Howard Stowe Emily Howard Stowe was born in Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, on May 1, 1831, one of six daughters of Quaker parents. They considered education as important for girls as boys, hence she was taught at home by … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society for the Advancement of Women, Augusta Stowe-Gullen, Brantford Central School, Canadian university, Dominion Women's Enfranchisement League, education, Emily Howard Stowe, Medical College, New York Medical College for Women, Ontario, Quaker, Toronto, Toronto Women's Literacy Club, Toronto Women's Suffrage Club, University of Toronto, women's rights
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
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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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