Welcome to the Ontario Women’s History Network’s news blog. We’d like to hear from you! We’re interested in all women’s and gender history-related content like conferences and events, historic site visits, new publications or exhibits, and teaching materials, among other things. Please also send along photos to accompany your news.
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OWHN Conference 2021 – Part III: Longtime members
The October 2021 OWHN Conference included the papers “Networking: How the Ontario Women’s History Network Works for Me” by Linda M. Ambrose, “Public History and OWHN” by Dianne Dodd, “A Renewed Feminist Pedagogy” by Sharon Anne Cook , and “A Personal Reflection on OWHN: Encouraging and Supporting Students” by Alyson King. Networking: How the Ontario…
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OWHN Conference 2021 – Part II: Selected Papers
The October 2021 OWHN Conference included the papers “Holding Museums Accountable for Women’s History” by Beth Atcheson, “OWHN and Weaving the Tapestry of Women’s History: the view from an OISE Field Centre” by Elizabeth M. Smyth, and “Founding, Foundering, Fostering: Some Personal Perspectives on OWHN’s Organizational History” by Gail Cuthbert Brandt. Holding Museums Accountable for…
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Death as Life’s Work
Death as Life’s Work: Waterloo Region Undertakers and Funeral Businesses, Illustrated Histories 1850 to2020 by Marion Roes, author and self-publisher Death as Life’s Work comprises histories of people in a seldom researched profession, one that affects the life of most people, funeral practices. Two of the 30 interviews are with women funeral directors, licensed for…