The posters and flyers of feminist activism used emblematic symbols, graphic design, and artistic representation to deliver their message. The pieces here include creative and evocative works of art, many of which still hang on our walls, while others are quickly designed and pragmatic early notices churned out on a gestetner and not constructed to last. Collectively, they provide a visual showcase of the issues and struggles for equality from the 1970s to 1990s. Please add to our collection.
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“never retract, never explain, never apologize, get the thing done and let them howl!” | -- | |
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3e Foire Internationale du livre féministe – 3rd International Feminist Book Fair | 1988 | Feminist Book Fair |
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A Canadian Women’s Calendar – 1974 | 1974 | The Women's Press |
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A Canadian Women’s Calendar – Herstory 1975 – | 1975 | The Women's Press |
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A Culture Retrieved: Yiddish Women’s Literature | 1995 | Centre for Women's Studies in Education (OISE), Women's Educational Resources Centre (OISE) |
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A New Eaton’s Tradition: Dignity and Rights for Working Women | 1985 | Organized Working Women, Ontario Federation of Labour Women's Committee, Ontario New Democratic Party Women's Committee, OPSEU Women's Committee, Women in Trades, International Women's Day Committee, Congress of Canadian Women, March 8 Coalition, Toronto Caucus of Women and the Law, CPC Metro Women's Committee |
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A Show of Works | -- | |
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A Vision in the Darkness | 1991 | Cinema Libre - National Film Board of Canada |
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Abortion and Women’s Liberation Public Meeting (Toronto) | 1983 | Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics, March 8th Coalition, NDP Women's Committee |
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An Account to Settle: The Story of the United Bank Workers (SORWUC) | 1979 | Service, Office and Retail Workers Union of Canada (SORWUC), Press Gang Publishers, Vancouver Women's Caucus |
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Atthis Theatre | -- | Atthis Theatre |
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bat thari – 3 Films By and About Black Women (Toronto) | 1981 | bat thari, Development Education Centre (DEC) |
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Benefit Concert in Honour of FETSALUD (Nicaraguan Health Workers Association) | -- | The Clichettes |
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Black Women’s Collective – Ba thari Celebration Poster (Toronto) – May 1987 | 1987 | Black Women's Collective |
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Celebrate March 8 International Women’s Day | -- | Canadian Communist League (Marxist-Leninist) |
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Control of our Bodies – Control of our Lives | -- | Ad Hoc Coalition for Choice |
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Control of Our Bodies March | 1982 | Canadian Abortion Rights Action League, Feminist Party of Canada, International Women's Day Committee, Lesbians Against the Right, Toronto Rape Crisis Center, Women Against Violence Against Women, Action Day Care, Women Working with Immigrant Women, North York Birth Control and V.D. Clinic, Regent Park and Area Sole Support Mothers' Group |
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Cycling Women: A Conference for Bicycle Riders | -- | Women's Committee Ontario Cycling Association |
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Dance In Canada Benefit Party and Auction | 1978 | The Clichettes |
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Dr. Morgentaler Speaks | 1974 | B.C. Committee to Defend Dr. Morgenthaler, B.C. Federation of Women, S.F.U. Student Society, Unitarian Church of Vancouver, Vancouver Area Council NDP, Vancouver Status of Women, Women's Bookstore, Women's Health Collective |
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Eaton’s Boycott – May Extravanganza | 1985 | Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Ontario Federation of Labour, Labour Council of Metro Toronto |
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Eaton’s Boycott and May 6th Extravaganza Poster (Toronto) | 1985 | Organized Working Women |
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Every Miner had a Mother (1983) | 1983 | Sudbury Women's Centre |
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Fighting Back: A Women’s Weekend of Information and Action on Violence Against Women | 1982 | Toronto Rape Crisis Centre |
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First Mourn. Then Work for Change | 1990 | Black Women’s Collective, Canadian Auto Workers Union, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, CKLN staff and volunteers, Confederation of Canadian Unions, Education Wife Assault , Federation of Women Teacher’s Associations of Ontario, Healthsharing Magazine, Metro Toronto Labour Community Services, National Action Committee on the Status of Women, Ontario Federation of Labour, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, Ontario Institute for Studies and Education, Department of Sociology in Education , Ontario Public Service Employers Union, OXFAM Canada, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Provincial Association of Transition Houses Saskatchewan, Regards de femmes, Programme français de l’Office National du film du Canada, S.O.S. Femmes, Studio D, the Women’s Studio of the National Film Board, Toronto Women’s Bookstore, Toronto Board of Education, Status of Women Committee, Toronto Typographical Union No. 91 , United Steelworkers of America, Canadian National Office, United Electrical Workers, Women’s Committee of the United Steelworkers of America – Peel/Halton , Women’s Press, YWCA of/du Canada |
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Found Treasures: Stories by Yiddish Women Writers | 1994 | Second Story Press |
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Free Dr. Morgentaler! | -- | Toronto Committee to Defend Dr. Morgentaler |
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Friends of Choice Tribute Dinner | 1996 | Friends of Choice |
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HERstory of work: Recognizing Women’s Contributions (Women’s History Month – 1993) | 1993 | Green Dragon Press |
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In Solidarity with Our Sisters of Indochina | 1971 | Vancouver Women's Caucus |
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In Struggle! For the Canadian Proletarian Party (1983) | 1983 | Canadian Communist League (Marxist-Leninist) |
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International Panel of Speakers on Wages for Housework Campaign (1978) | 1978 | Wages for Housework |
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International Women’s Day (1982) – BC Government Employees’ Union (BCGEU) | 1982 | BC Government Employees' Union (BCGEU) |
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International Women’s Day (Sudbury) – 1991 | 1991 | Local 6500, United Steelworkers of America: Women's Committee |
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International Women’s Day (Toronto) – March 9 | -- | |
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International Women’s Day 1978 (Toronto) – Feminist Celebration | 1978 | |
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International Women’s Day 1981 (Hamilton) – Women’s Festival Art Exhibit | 1981 | |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) | -- | |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1978 | 1978 | International Women's Day Committee, March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1979 | 1979 | International Women's Day Committee, March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1980 | 1980 | March 8th Coalition, International Women's Day Committee |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1981 | 1981 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1982 | 1982 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1983 | 1983 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1984 | 1984 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1985 | 1985 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1986 | 1986 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1987 | 1987 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1987 | 1987 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1988 | 1988 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1989 | 1989 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1990 | 1990 | March 8th Coalition, Native Women Resource Centre, Women's Press |
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International Women’s Day, March 8 – Journée Internationale de la Femme, 8 Mars (Vancouver) | -- | |
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International Women’s Year – Année internationale de la femme (1975) | 1975 | Government of Canada |
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Interval House Benefit Dance | -- | Interval House |
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Inuit Womens Conference – July 28th – August 2nd, 1975 | 1975 | Inuit Tapirisat of Canada |
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Lavender Shorts – Labour Pains | 1986 | International Women's Day Committee (IWDC), A Space Written Word Committee, Nightwood Theatre Groundswell Festival, Lesbian Speakers Bureau |
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Les femmes et le travail: Reconnaissons leur contribution (Mois de l’histoire des femmes 1993) | 1993 | Green Dragon Press |
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Lesbian and Gay Movements Under Attack (1980) | 1980 | Revolutionary Workers League, Young Socialists |
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Lesbians Are Making History (1986) | 1986 | Lesbians Making History |
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Lesbians are talking about AIDS | -- | AIDS Committee of Toronto |
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Lillian Allen – Album Release Celebration | 1988 | |
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Make The House Into A Home | 1980 | Feminist Party of Canada |
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March 2: Day of Angolan Women | -- | Liberation Support Movement Information Centre, |
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March! For Women’s Right to Choose | 1979 | |
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May 27 Equal Pay Rally | 1979 | Equal Pay Coalition of Ontario, International Women's Day Committee |
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Mothers of Confederation Poster | 1980 | National Action Committee on the Status of Women |
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No Means No! | -- | Ontario Federation of Students |
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No Small Change – The Story of the Eaton’s Strike | 1985 | Emma Productions |
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Organized Working Women 10th Anniversary Poster | 1985 | Organized Working Women |
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Pleurez-les aujourd’hui. Agissez demain. | 1990 | Alliance de la Fonction publique du Canada, Bureau national du Syndicat des Métallos, Collectif des femmes noires, Comité canadien d'acton sur le statut de la femme, Comité des femmes du syndicate des Métallos - Peel/Halton, Congrès du Travail du Canada, Confederation des Syndicats canadiens, Education Wife Assault, Fédération du travail de l'Ontario, Institut d'études pédagogiques de l'Ontario, Départment de sociologie en éducation, Metro Toronto Labour Community Service, Les Travailleurs et Travailleuses canadiens de l'Automobile (TCA Canada), OXFAM- Canada, Personnel et bénévoles de CKLN, Regards de femmes, Programme français de l'Office national du film du Canada, S.O.S. femmes, Standard Fine Printing, Studio D, Studio des femmes de l'Office national du film du Canada, Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique, Syndicate des employé-e-s de la fonction publique de l'Ontario, Syndicat des postiers du Canada, Conseil scolaire de Toronto Comité sur le statut de la femme, Toronto Typographical Union No. 91, Toronto Women's Bookstore, Travailleurs unis de l'électricité, Union des Associations des Professeurs de l'Ontario, Women's Press, YWCA of/du Canada |
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Press Gang Benefit: Stay Home! | -- | Press Gang Publishers |
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Primer Encuentro Mujeres Latinoamericanas – Toronto Ontario | 1995 | |
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Public Discussion: Freida Hjartarson presents “A Consideration of Hard and Soft” | -- | Women's Art Resource Centre (WARC) |
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Radio Feminist International | 1989 | CKLN Women's Caucus |
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Red Moon Rising: Indochinese Conference Benefit | 1971 | Vancouver Women's Caucus |
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Rise Up for Choice Dance – International Women’s Day 1984 | 1984 | Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics |
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Send These Lips to Houston | 1984 | The Clichettes |
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sex discrimination exists in the work place | 1977 | |
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Sisters in Struggle – Building a Global Movment: A Black History Month Event | 1988 | Black Women's Collective |
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Sizzle City: anti-nuclear guerrilla theatre by feminists (Toronto IWD) | -- | |
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Solidarity Poster for Eaton’s Strike | 1985 | Organized Working Women |
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South Africa Women’s Day – Women’s Picket! | 1985 | South African Women in Toronto |
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Stepping Out of Line: Workshop Manual and Resource Guide on Lesbianism/Feminism | 1984 | Press Gang Publishers |
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Sudbury Women’s Centre – NFB “The Glass Ceiling” Screening (1993) | 1993 | Sudbury Women's Centre, National Film Board of Canada |
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Support Pro-Choice Rally (October 1983) | 1983 | Women's Cultural Building |
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Take Back the Night (Sudbury) | -- | |
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The 4th Annual 5 Minute Feminist Cabaret (Toronto) – 1986 | 1986 | Women's Cultural Building, Nightwood Theatre |
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The Clichettes Present Half Human, Half Heartache | -- | The Clichettes |
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The Company of Sirens Present: Channels of Passion | -- | The Company of Sirens |
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The Female Eye | 1986 | Oculus |
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The Impact of Micro-Technology on Women and Employment | 1982 | Nova Scotia Women's Action Committee, Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women, Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, Women's Employment Counselling Service. |
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The Other Woman – A Revolutionary Feminist Newspaper | -- | The Other Woman |
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The Power of Music: Singing for Social Change | -- | The Red Berets |
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The Power of Music: Singing for Social Change – The Red Berets | -- | The Red Berets |
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The Red Berets – As We Go Marching, Marching | 1987 | The Red Berets |
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The Sixth Annual 5 Minute Feminist Cabaret (Toronto) – March 7, 1988 | 1988 | Nightwood Theatre, Women's Cultural Building |
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The Women are Coming: Abortion Caravan | 1970 | Vancouver Women's Caucus |
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The Women’s Constitutional Conference | 1992 | Native Women's Association of Canada, National Action Committee on the Status of Women |
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The Women’s Constitutional Conference – August 24, 1992 | 1992 | Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) / L’Association des femmes autochtones du Canada (AFAC), National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) / Comité canadien d’action sur le statut de la femme (CCA) |
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The Women’s Place | -- | The Women's Place |
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The Women’s Place; meet, talk, work, plan, discover | 1973 | The Women's Place |
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Together with the Men, We Will Throw out the Capitalists (Russia c. 1920) | -- | Spartacus Bookstore |
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violence against women | -- | Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW) |
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Voice of Our Own: What Colour is the Women’s Movement? | 1989 | Association of Women of India in Canada, Chinese Canadian National Council - Women's Issues Committee, Coalition of Visible Minority Women, Congress of Black Women, Ontario Region, Network of Filipino Canadian Women , Ontario Immigrant & Visible Minority Women's Organization, Women Working with Immigrant Women, Secretary of State, Women's Program |
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Wages for Housework – Selma James | -- | Wages for Housework |
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Wages for Housework – Suzie Fleming | -- | Wages Due , Wages for Housework |
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Wives Supporting The Strike: Stretch your Nickel Cookbook | 1979 | Wives Supporting the Strike |
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Women & Revolution in Central America: An Evening of Solidarity | -- | Women Working with Immigrant Women, International Women's Day Committee, Women's Press |
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Women Fight Back! Women’s Right to Abortion Under Attack | -- | International Women's Day Committee |
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Women Fighting INCO Solidarity Benefit | -- | Organized Working Women, International Women's Day Committee, Ontario Federation of Labour, NDP Women's Committee |
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Women of the Spanish Resistance | 1972 | |
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Women’s Conference: Oct. 26-28 – U of T | -- | Ontario Federation of Students, Student Administrative Council, University of Toronto |
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Women’s Counselling Referral and Education Centre Benefit | 1979 | Women's Counselling, Referral and Education Centre, Mama Quilla II |
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Women’s Festival – Saskatoon (1974) | 1974 | Women and Film, Women's Resource Centre, Saskatoon Public Education Clinic |
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Women’s Issues in Election Year | -- | Nova Scotia Women's Action Committee |
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Women’s Liberation and Socialism (1978) | 1978 | Revolutionary Workers League, Young Socialists |
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women’s work – gallery 76 | -- | |
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Writers in Dialogue | 1981 | Toronto Women's Bookstore, Women's Writing Collective |