Why did I write A Women’s History of the Christian Church: Two Thousand Years of Female Leadership (2019) by Liz Muir In WOMANWORD, A Feminist Lectionary and Psalter, Miriam Therese Winter, one of the Medical Mission Sisters, wrote, “Who will retrieve our stories from the void of the unremembered? Who will believe we were who we are and […]
OWHN 2019 Conference
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 […]