History of West Kootenay Feminism - June 24 - Vancouver BC

Images cover, Volume 6 #4 (1978?) Art by Leni. Personal collection.

A Special Invitation from the Herstory Cafe to all those who were part of the 1960's-80's Feminist Movement in British Columbia (or anywhere else).

IMAGES - Kootenay Women's Paper: A Primer on Feminism (1973-1991), an illustrated presentation by Dr. Marcia Braundy.

When: Thursday, June 24, 2010 from 7-8:30pm.
Where: Rhizome Cafe in Vancouver, 317 Broadway.

The whole cafe's been reserved, so do come early for dinner.

This is a free event! Limited seating; come early.
Food and beverages for purchase.

Speaker Dr. Marcia Braundy is a founder and member of the original IMAGES collective, and Editor of the CD, IMAGES, Kootenay Women's Paper (1973-1991) and she will share illustrated stories of the times.

If you were at the Women's History Network of BC's Women's History Fair in Vancouver in April, you will remember seeing the West Kootenay Feminism display and perhaps, even leafing various issues of IMAGES and speaking with Marcia Braundy.

The 85 issues of IMAGES - Kootenay Women's Newspaper, published over 19 years from 1973 to 1991, represents the early writings of many of British Columbia's prize-winning women authors and artists as they struggled to develop their personal and political perspectives on Second Wave Feminism. In writing by rural BC women and others, it tells the stories of women and feminist groups from Trail, Nelson, Kaslo, the Slocan Valley, Salmo, Fruitvale, Rossland and Castlegar, for instance, of the Nelson and District Women's Centre (1972-), the oldest rural women's centre in Canada.

Theme issues addressed topics like: Aging, Health, Machinery, Sexuality, Reproductive Rights, Working, Lesbian life, Mothers and Daughters, The Arts, Media, Feminism, Technology, Violence Against Women, Travel and Relationships, while other issues covered local, regional and national news from feminist perspectives.

Images cover, August/September 1983. Cover art by Swanson. Personal collection.

The innovative Kootenay Feminism website, covering 1970 to present, launched in February this year (2010) and includes a timeline, historical minutes, posters, samples of IMAGES, interviews, music, photographs and more. The IMAGES newspaper collection was digitized with assistance from a 2009 grant through the BC History Digization Program, University of British Columbia and from a BC150 Heritage Legacy grant. The newspaper issues are available on CD.

Website: http://www.kootenayfeminism.com

LINKS:

Kootenay Feminism: http://kootenayfeminism.com

Nelson & District (BC) Women's Centre and West Kootenay Women's Association: http://www.nelsonwomenscentre.com

Herstory Cafe: http://www.herstorycafe.ca

The Herstory Cafe is a get together where women’s history buffs can meet, hear a presentation and socialize.

British Columbia History Digitization Program: www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/ps/BCDigitInfo.html

BC150 Legacy: www.heritagelegacyfund.ca/about.html

Women's History Fair Participants - Vancouver April 10, 2010

More groups participating in the Women's History Fair, Central Branch, Vancouver Public Library, Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 1-4 pm.

The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Vancouver will be showing information about 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.
Website: http://www.wilpf.int.ch/world/canada.htm

WE*ACT: Women Elders in Action is 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 and published these materials.
Website: www.411seniors.bc.ca/Contentpages/we_act.htm

Room Magazine (formerly Room of One’s Own) is Canada’s oldest feminist literary journal, published since 1975, by, for, and about women by an all-volunteer Vancouver editorial collective. Room's display includes issues with a focus on BC women’s history.
Website: 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.

The Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British Columbia will feature a display on 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.
Website: www.cchsbc.ca

Women's History Fair Participants - Vancouver April 10, 2010

More of the Women's History Fair 2010 participants - the British Columbia History of Nursing Society, the Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae, the Japanese Canadian National Museum, the Women's Studies Department of Simon Fraser University, the University Women's Club of Vancouver and the North Vancouver Museum and Archives.

The BC History of Nursing Society will display 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 will show material from their archives and artifacts from the VGH School of Nursing that operated for 99 years (1899-1998) including photographs, publications, uniforms, etc.

The Japanese Canadian National Museum is displaying - '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: http://www.jcnm.ca/exhibitions/online-exhibitions Our Mothers' Patterns on-line exhibit at VirtualMuseum.ca

Simon Fraser University Women’s Studies students are bringing their 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 will be in attendance to speak about women's history in general, as well as their own research. www.sfu.ca/gsws

The University Women's Club of Vancouver's 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

The North Vancouver Museum and Archives's display on the history of mountaineering on BC’s North Shore will be 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 History Fair Participants - April 10, 2010 Vancouver

Here's more about participants in this Saturday's Women's History Fair at the Central Branch, Vancouver Public Library - the Original Costume Society, the City of Vancouver Archives, the Arts and Culture Office of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, the Simon Fraser University Gallery Black Communities in British Columbia 1858-2008 project, and the Simon Fraser University Archives.

The Original Costume Museum Society will be at the Fair with Fashion Historian Ivan Sayers and a mannequin display of 'Women in Pants,' including a bloomer trouser costume from the 1860s, a bicycling costume from the 1890s, and factory overalls from the 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 the exhibits with visitors. www.ocms.ca/about.html

The City of Vancouver Archives display features holdings related to women’s history, including digital reproductions, reproductions of photos and other material, brochures, and a PowerPoint presentation. www.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/archives/index.htm

A selection of posters will be displayed with photographs and biographies of the diverse women who appear on the Arts and Culture office of the Vancouver Parks and Recreation Department's 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

The Black Communities in British Columbia, 1858-2008 poster exhibit highlighting women is a 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

The Simon Fraser University Archives will have an exhibit banner on the development of women’s rights at SFU and a laptop demonstration. Also, an “How to use an archive exhibit with special focus on women’s activism”. www.sfu.ca/archives

Women's History Fair - April 10, 2010 - Participating Groups

Today, tomorrow, and Saturday, this blog will feature the over 20 historical and cultural groups participating in this Saturday, April 10th's, Women's History Fair at the Central Branch, Vancouver Public Library. This event is presented by the Women's History Network of BC and is co-sponsored by the Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections Department, the Herstory Cafe and the Vancouver Courier newspaper.

Participating groups include the Jewish Museum and Archives of BC, the West Kootenay Women's Association, the Philippine Women's Centre of BC and the BC Genealogical Society. For the full list of groups, see the Women's History of BC website.


The Jewish Museum & Archives of British Columbia will be showcasing Jewish women who have made contributions to BC history since 1858 to the present. The display includes historical photos, memoirs, publications, and teacher’s resources on Jewish history and immigration. Jewish Museum & Archives website: www.jewishmuseum.ca

The West Kootenay Women's Association's display includes a guided presentation of their new website: KootenayFeminism.com featuring a 2nd Wave Feminism Time Line. Also available will be paper copies of IMAGES, the Kootenay Women's Newspaper 1973-1991. West Kootenay Women's Assn. website: www.kootenayfeminism.com

The Philippine Women’s Centre of BC is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year. The Fair display includes information on the Centre and the women from one of Vancouver’s largest visible minority communities.
Philippine Women's Centre of BC website: www.kalayaancentre.net/pwcofbc

The BC Genealogical Society features a display on “Researching Female Ancestors” with photographs and artifacts and two themed displays – WW1 War Brides and World War II Canadian Women’s Army Corps members. Handouts will be available on researching women & there will be a laptop slide show on researching women. BCGS website: www.bcgs.ca

WOMEN'S HISTORY FAIR - VANCOUVER - APRIL 10, 2010

WOMEN'S HISTORY FAIR

Saturday, April 10, 2010

1 - 4 pm. Free.

Promenade, Central Library,

350 West Georgia Street,

Vancouver, BC.

The Women's History Fair features displays, exhibits, collections and programmes from museums, archives, historical societies, cultural groups and others - over 20 tables showcasing the history of the diverse women of British Columbia.

Sponsored by the Women's History Network of British Columbia (WHN/BC).

Co-sponsored by

Herstory Cafe

Vancouver Courier

Vancouver Public Library

For more information, see the Women's History Network of BC's website or contact WHN/BC at whnbc@shaw.ca

Women on Ice Book Launch - Women and hockey in Canada's West. Jan 24 in Vancouver

Women on Ice by Wayne Norton, 2009


The book launch for Women on Ice: The Early Years of Women’s Hockey in Western Canada by Wayne Norton will be at the Rhizome Cafe in Vancouver on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 6 pm.

"Women on Ice follows the fortunes of the Vancouver women as they encountered teams from Victoria and New Westminster and the powerful squads from Calgary and Edmonton — teams that deserve to be legendary, but are now largely forgotten. Also profiled are teams from what was the geographic heart of women’s hockey in British Columbia until the First World War, the Kootenays, as well as some of the dominant teams of the postwar years from Alberta."

Women on Ice, published by Ronsdale Press in 2009, is thoroughly researched, easy to read and well illustrated too.

The author, Wayne Norton, has been researching women's hockey in the West for many years. He's a former teacher, and now is a writer and historical consultant. He's written two previous Canadian history books, A World Apart: The Crowsnest Communities of Alberta and British Columbia and Kamloops History: Fictions, Facts and Fragments.

Women on Ice book launch, 6 pm, Sunday, January 24, 2010. Rhizome Cafe, 317 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC. Free entry to this event. Food and beverages available for purchase.