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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War Art in Canada
Throughout Canadian history, conflict has been a catalyst of change and a destroyer of worlds. With a notable emphasis on women’s creativity, War Art in Canada explores the universal theme of war through the country’s visual and cultural past. Weaving together artworks and stories to inform and enlighten us, author Laura Brandon navigates both peaceful…
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Second Wave Oral History Collection
The voices of 116 women from all parts of Canada,telling the stories of their activism on behalf ofwomen, can now be heard and explored in the Second WaveFeminism Oral History Collection (uOttawa, Women’sArchives). Some of the women and stories will befamiliar, many are not, adding to the dynamic paletteof feminism in Canada. Funded by Nancy’s…
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OWHN Conference 2021 – Part I: Three Changes over Three Decades
In October 2021 OWHN held its first ‘Zoom’ conference. Despite the limitations of onlinecommunication, the conference was both inspiring and educational. On Friday night we watchedthe new video celebrating OWHN’s 30th anniversary, and spoke with its talentedproducer, Donna Gall. As well, our keynote speaker, historian Afua Cooper, speak on CanadianBlack Women’s History. On Saturday, there…