Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
John Kalbfleisch – Gazette – Tuesday, 04 September 2012 (originally published 03 Sept) MONTREAL – Just over 68 years ago, on Aug. 8, 1944, Quebec women voted in a provincial general election for the first time. They could do so thanks to a resolute, decades-long campaign by suffragists, not just female but also male, and [...]
Sheila North Wilson - Globe and Mail – Thursday, 30 August 2012 (originally published 27 Aug) Days after talking to the mother, sisters and children of a woman believed to have been murdered by a serial killer, I received a disturbing voice message on my office line at the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. The anonymous [...]
CBC Books – Monday, 09 July2012 (originally published 03 Jul) Before women could vote in Canada, or were even considered “persons” under the law, there was the Canadian Women’s Press Club. It was created by a group of female journalists who were sent to cover the World’s Fair in St. Louis, in 1904. Linda Kay, [...]
Cape Breton Post – Tuesday, 12 June 2012 (originally published 10 Jun) SYDNEY — Sponsors of a one-day conference Friday in Sydney are hoping their discussions along with information gathered from other sources will result in better access to justice for women in Nova Scotia. “This is really a community outreach effort to discuss issues [...]
Ellen Woodsworth – Vancouver Observer – Tuesday, 06 March 2012 (originally published 02 Mar) March 8 is creeping nearer, and with that comes International Women’s Day. All over the world, women and their friends will celebrate this amazing day (you can find information on Vancouver’s festivities, here). Where would you like to be, and how would you like [...]
