Women’s History Fair 2010 Participants
Women's History Network of BC, Vancouver Public Library Special Collections; Herstory Cafe, the Vancouver Courier
Jewish Museum & Archives of British Columbia, West Kootenay Women's Association, Philippine Women's Centre of BC, BC Genealogical Society, Original Costume Museum Society, City of Vancouver Archives, Arts & Culture Office - City of Vancouver Parks & Recreation, Black Communities in BC 1858-2008 poster exhibit - SFU Art Gallery, Simon Fraser University Archives, BC History of Nursing Society, Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae, the Japanese Canadian National Museum, Simon Fraser University Women's Studies, University Women's Club of Vancouver, North Vancouver Museum and Archives, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, WE*ACT Women Elders in Action, Room Magazine, Pioneer Indian Women Settlers Centenary Celebration 2010, Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC.
See more about each participant below with links to their websites.
Women’s History Network of BC: Display includes a suitcase of artifacts and other items relating to BC women’s history.
* (Women History Fair host)
Vancouver Public Library Special Collections: A display of material on BC women’s history featuring a power point presentation on the famous BC pioneer settler and photographer Mattie Gunterman.
*(Women’s History Fair co-sponsor)
www.vpl.ca/find/details/special_collections
Herstory Cafe: Display features highlights from their 37 women’s history events they produced over the past 3 years.
* (Women History Fair co-sponsors)
Vancouver Courier newspaper: Courier writer, historian and author Lisa Smedman in attendance sharing diverse BC and Vancouver women’s stories from her 2 latest books; “Vancouver - Stories of a City” and “Immigrants - Stories of Vancouver’s People”
* (Women’s History Fair co-sponsors)
Jewish Museum & Archives of British Columbia: Showcasing Jewish women who have made contributions to BC history since 1858 to the present. Display includes historical photos, memoirs, publications, teacher’s resources on Jewish history and immigration. www.jewishmuseum.ca
West Kootenay Women's Association: Display includes a guided presentation of their new website: www.kootenayfeminism.com featuring a 2nd Wave Feminism Time Line. Also paper copies of IMAGES, Kootenay Women's Newspaper 1973-1991. www.kootenayfeminism.com
Philippine Women’s Centre of BC: The Centre is celebrating its 20th Anniversary. Display includes information on the Centre and the women from one of Vancouver’s largest visible minority communities. www.kalayaancentre.net/pwcofbc
BC Genealogical Society: Display on “Researching Female Ancestors” with photographs and artifacts – 2 case study themes – WW1 War Brides and Canadian Women’s Army Corps members. Handouts on researching women & Power Point on researching women. www.bcgs.ca
Original Costume Museum Society with Fashion Historian Ivan Sayers. Mannequin display of 'Women in Pants,' includes bloomer trouser costume 1860s, bicycling costume 1890s, factory overalls 1940s. Also illustrations from BC photographers, magazines, newspapers and a board game - 'What Shall I Be' 1966. Other representatives from the OCMS will be available to discuss with visitors. www.ocms.ca/about.html
City of Vancouver Archives: Display to feature holdings related to women’s history, including digital reproductions, reproductions of photos and other material, brochures, PowerPoint presentation. www.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/archives/index.htm
Arts & Culture office of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation: A selection of posters featuring photographs and biographies on the diverse women who appear on 2008 and 2010 “Remarkable Women, honouring women from Vancouver’s communities” poster series.
www.vancouver.ca/parks/arts/womenshistorymonth.htm (2008 posters)
www.vancouver.ca/parks/arts/internationalwomensday2010.htm
Black Communities in British Columbia, 1858-2008 poster exhibit highlighting women. Project curated by SFU Women’s Studies 2009 Ruth Wynn Woodward chair Dr. Afua Cooper (not in attendance). Project partnered by the SFU Gallery. www.sfu.ca/artgallery/09Teck01blackcommunities.html
Simon Fraser University Archives: Exhibit banner on the development of women’s rights at SFU, laptop with database for finding aid searching. Also, “How to use an archive exhibit with special focus on women’s activism”. www.sfu.ca/archives
BC History of Nursing Society: Displaying some of the archives and artifacts from their collection including pages of history, pamphlets and historical nurse’s uniforms. www.bcnursinghistory.ca/cmss
Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae: Material from their archives and artifacts from the VGH School of Nursing that operated for 99 years (1899-1998) including photographs, publications, uniforms, etc.
Japanese Canadian National Museum: Display - Our Mothers' Patterns: "Sewing and dressmaking in the Japanese Canadian community is a legacy of pride, skill and accomplishment passed on from thousands of women who mastered this vital art to practice their craft in British Columbia and across Canada from the early part of the twentieth century to the present". Museum website: www.jcnm.ca Our Mothers' Patterns on-line exhibit at VirtualMuseum.ca
Simon Fraser University Women’s Studies: Women's History projects: original work being done by women's history students. Display includes visual images through a variety of creative student projects and a power point presentation. Students in attendance to speak about women's history in general, as well as their own research. www.sfu.ca/gsws
University Women's Club of Vancouver: Display includes archival photographs, brochures, information on the stewardship of their heritage clubhouse, Hycroft, and a display copy of their book, “Women Lead the Way”, written by three members for their 100th anniversary. www.uwcvancouver.ca/about/index.html
North Vancouver Museum & Archives: A display on the history of mountaineering on BC’s North Shore joined by 1920’s “Molly the Mountaineer”, (based on the life of famous BC mountaineer Phyllis Munday), who will share stories of BC women climbers and their outdoor adventures. www.dnv.org/nvma
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Vancouver: Information on WILPF's work on peace issues since 1915 showcasing a display of historical material of the organization's work, publications, archival photographs and a record of past activities. http://www.wilpf.int.ch/world/canada.htm
WE*ACT: Women Elders in Action is project funded by the Women’s Program of Status of Women Canada and the 411 Senior Centre Society. The group’s focus is to raise awareness and to act on the most pressing social and economic issues facing older women in BC. They have recorded and transcribed the life stories of nearly 80 women elders around the province. www.411seniors.bc.ca/Contentpages/we_act.htm
Room
Magazine (formerly Room of One’s Own): Canada’s oldest feminist
literary journal, published since 1975, by, for, and about women by an
all-volunteer Vancouver editorial collective. Display includes issues with a
focus on BC women’s history.
www.roommagazine.com
Pioneer Indian Women Settlers Centenary Celebration 2010: In recognition of the first Indian women who in 1910—despite the law against them—emigrated to Canada from India to reunite their families. Display includes photographs and information on “first wave” women and children by researcher Mahinder Kaur Doman Manhas.
Chinese Canadian
Historical Society of British Columbia will feature: Chinese
Canadian Women: A Legacy of Serving their Communities.
The Society is dedicated to broadening our shared
understanding of history of the Chinese in British Columbia through research,
documentation, preservation and education. www.cchsbc.ca