What’s On: Women's History

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September 16, 2023
11:00 AM

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Writing Change in the Annex (September 16)

Explore the Annex through the work of women writers who called the neighbourhood home. From Carol Shields to Gwendolyn MacEwen to Kim Moritsugu, these authors spun stories that inspire self-reflection and community action. Note: This program includes a post-tour author event. [...]

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September 24, 2023
11:00 AM

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Bad Girls (September 24)

Meet the women who overcame persecution and prejudice in their fight for opportunity and justice in 19th- and 20th-century Toronto. From the former site of the Mercer Reformatory, the first women’s prison in Canada, we’ll explore the area’s long-lost factories, immigration centres and rooming houses to uncover the stories of the women who lived and worked here. [...]

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