Congress of Canadian Women

The Congress of Canadian Women began in the 1950s. As an organization, it was primarily concerned with peace issues, children's rights, poverty and discrimination.

The Congress of Canadian Women (CCW) began organizing in the early 1950s out of Toronto, with a focus on issues including peace, welfare for women and children, poverty, and discrimination. The organization was a merger between several feminist groups, such as Housewives and Consumers Association, and was connected to the Women’s International Democratic Federation, an international collective of women’s organizations across 54 countries. CCW led the first women’s conference on International Women’s Day, March 8, 1950.

Source: The Star Phoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Saturday Nov 5, 1949, Page 8.

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The Congress of Canadian Women began in the 1950s. As an organization, it was primarily concerned with peace issues, children's rights, poverty and discrimination.
I am a Woman for Peace – Congress of Canadian Women

  • Year created:

    --

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English

Documents
Angela Davis: International Women’s Day 1985

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English
Congress of Canadian Women – International Women’s Day Celebration 

  • Year created:

    1980

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English
thumbnail of Women’s Strike Support Coalition Statement on Changes to Labour Legislation
Women’s Strike Support Coalition Statement on Changes to Labour Legislation

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English

Photos

Feminists of Faith join the Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario, the Congress of Canadian Women, and the National Action Committee on the Status of Women at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Feminists of Faith

  • Year created:

    1983

  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship

  • Region:

    Ontario
The banner of the Congress of Canadian Women calls for Peace not War at the1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Peace Not War

  • Year created:

    1983

  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship

  • Region:

    Ontario
The Congress of Canadian Women at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto call for A Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone and an End to the Arms Race.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto)- Congress of Canadian Women

  • Year created:

    1983

  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship

  • Region:

    Ontario

Posters
A New Eaton’s Tradition: Dignity and Rights for Working Women

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Pleurez-les aujourd’hui. Agissez demain.

  • Year created:

    1990

  • Visual Artist:

    Joss Maclennan

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    French