Seen here are many of the participants of the Ontario Women’s History Network (OWHN) conference held at Museum London on the theme of women and health – our first time in London, Ontario! At the centre is incoming Chair Sarah Hogenbirk, and second and third left of her, in the front row, are two of […]
The Canadian Archive of Women in STEM
The history of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in Canada is still poorly studied. The contribution of Canadian women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is often overlooked and deserves to be highlighted. The absence of women’s representations in the archives may be one of the factors explaining the low amount of […]
Les Archives canadiennes des femmes en STIM
L’histoire des femmes en sciences, technologie, ingénierie et mathématiques au Canada est encore peu étudiée. L’apport des femmes canadiennes dans les domaines scientifiques est souvent méconnus et méritent d’être mis en lumière. L’absence de représentations des femmes dans les archives peut être un des facteurs expliquant le faible nombre de recherches effectuées dans ce domaine. […]
Interview with Ruth Latta, author of new historical novel
A new historical novel, Votes, Love and War by Ruth Latta, will be published in Fall 2019. It focusses on Winnipeg journalists and sisters Lillian Beynon Thomas and Francis Marion Beynon and their participation in the Manitoba women’s suffrage movement. Through a fictional narrator, Latta shows the warmth and vigor of the women’s suffrage movement […]
Call for Papers / Save the date
This year’s Ontario Women’s History Network conference will be held in London on October 25-26 at Museum London. Always a wonderful chance to network and to hear about the latest in women’s history, this year’s conference will examine the theme of the history of women and health, broadly defined. There will be opportunities to tour […]