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Heritage Matters – Spring 2018

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Heritage Matters 1 2 Women's rights are human rights – The fight for an equal voice (by Beth Hanna) 8 The journey of women's empowerment (by the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell) 11 From Happy Hill to Parliament Hill: An interview with trailblazer the Honourable Jean Augustine 14 Women in organized labour (by Erin Semande) 16 Canada's first elected woman chief (by Rita Rose) 18 Wages Due Lesbians (by Jessica Taylor) 19 A Canadian Muslim woman reflects on 30 years in Canada (by Raheel Raza) 20 Key dates and figures in the women's rights movement in Ontario and Canada 24 The women behind the estates (by Madison Hamilton) 26 Suffrage and Indigenous women in Canada (by Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux) 28 Statistics 29 We've always been here: Black women's history of voting rights and politics in Canada (by Natasha Henry) 32 Practices and attitudes die slowly: Sexual assault legislation and activism in Canada (by Allison Ward) 34 The cult of Doris (by Anne Kingston) 37 Working for the greater good: Women's voluntary organizations in the early 20th century (by Allison Ward) 38 Elizabeth Bagshaw: Fighting for reproductive rights in Canada (by Kimberly Murphy) 40 Shining a light (by Dr. Molly Shoichet) Contents

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