Newfoundland Status of Women Council / St. John's Status of Women Council

The Newfoundland Status of Women Council (NSWC) was established in 1972 following the release of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women report by the federal government. In 1984, the NSWC officially changed its name to the St. John’s Status of Women Council and set up eight regionally based Status of Women Councils, known collectively as the Newfoundland Status of Women Councils.

More about Newfoundland Status of Women Council / St. John's Status of Women Council

The Newfoundland Status of Women Council (NSWC) was set up in 1972 following the release of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women report by the federal government. In 1984, the NSWC officially changed its name to the St. John’s Status of Women Council and set up eight regionally based Status of Women Councils, known collectively as the Newfoundland Status of Women Councils, as follows:

– Bay St. George Status of Women Council
– Central NL Status of Women Council
– Corner Brook Status of Women Council
– Gander Status of Women Council
– Gateway Status of Women Council
– Labrador West Status of Women Council
– Mokami Status of Women Council
– St. John’s Status of Women Council (formerly known as the Newfoundland Status of Women Council)

The NSWC ran a Women’s Centre from various rented homes in the city before buying a house on Military Road, which opened June 25, 1978, representing the first Women’s Centre in Canada to be owned by its members. It is also the longest continuously running Centre in the country.

Archival Materials

Periodicals

Newfoundland Status of Women Newsletter/St. John's Status of Women Council Newsletter

Newfoundland Status of Women Council Newsletter – Vol. 2, No. 1 – January 1975

  • Year created:

    1975

  • Publisher:

    Newfoundland Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Sally Davis, Marion Atkinson, Olive Johnson, Mary MacIsaac, Bob McMahon, Jim Grant, Shirley Goundrey, Beth Ross, Andrew Horwood, Elinor Neubauer

  • Language:

    English
Newfoundland Status of Women Council Newsletter – Vol. 2, No. 2 – January 1975

  • Year created:

    1975

  • Publisher:

    Newfoundland Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Ellen Antler, Paula K. Martin, Yvonne Farwell, Alice E. Chase, Terry LeDrew Bonnell, Shirley Goundry

  • Language:

    English
Newfoundland Status of Women Council Newsletter – Vol. VI, No. 4 – May 1979

  • Year created:

    1979

  • Publisher:

    Newfoundland Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Heather Duggan, Sally Davis, Billie Thurston

  • Language:

    English
Newfoundland Status of Women Council – Volume II, No.9, Nov 1975

  • Year created:

    1975

  • Publisher:

    Newfoundland Status of Women

  • Author(s):

    Susan McNicolas, Sally Davis, Maxine Bohaker, Robin Morgan, Helen Symonds, Anne McLean, Madeline Thompson, Jane Schwindt

  • Language:

    English
St. John’s Status of Women Council Newsletter – January 1985

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Publisher:

    St. John's Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Roberta Buchanan, Pamela Hodgson, Dorothy Inglis, Jane Matthews, P.J. Robinson , Bawnie Oulton, Marian A. White, Betty Jardine, Yvette B. Rousseau , Dr. Marguerite E. Ritchie

  • Language:

    English
St. John’s Status of Women Council Newsletter – Special Issue on Men – February 1985

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Publisher:

    St. John's Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Roberta Buchanan, Pauline Stockwood, Beth, Anne Donovan , Charlotte Button, Victoria Holly Francis Scott, P. Spearns, Trace Porteous, Debbie Homberg-Schwartz

  • Language:

    English
St. John’s Status of Women Council Newsletter – August 1984

  • Year created:

    1984

  • Publisher:

    St. John's Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Roberta Buchanan, Linda Gosse, Beth Lacey, Sandy Stavlo

  • Language:

    English
St. John’s Status of Women Council Newsletter – February 1985

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Publisher:

    St. John's Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Roberta Buchanan, Pat Balsom

  • Language:

    English
St. John’s Status of Women Council Newsletter – January 1985

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Publisher:

    St. John's Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Roberta Buchanan, Sandy Stavlo, Pat Balsom, Pamela Hodgson

  • Language:

    English
St. John’s Status of Women Council Newsletter – July 1984

  • Year created:

    1984

  • Publisher:

    St. John's Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Roberta Buchanan, Pat Balsom, Ann Escott, Sandy Stavlo

  • Language:

    English
St. John’s Status of Women Council Newsletter – June 1985

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Publisher:

    St. John's Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Roberta Buchanan, Pat Balsom, Sandy Stavlo, Sheila Moore, Martha Muzychka

  • Language:

    English
St. John’s Status of Women Council Newsletter – May 1985

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Publisher:

    St. John's Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Roberta Buchanan, Pat Balsom, Sandy Stavlo, Sheila Moore, Martha Muzychka

  • Language:

    English
St. John’s Status of Women Council Newsletter –  July and August 1985

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Publisher:

    St. John's Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Roberta Buchanan, Sharon Pope, Jane Robinson, Janet Marshall, Pamela Hodgson, Dorothy Inglis, Helen Porter, Cheryl Long, Kerry Gosse, Diane Duggan

  • Language:

    English
St. John’s Status of Women Council Newsletter – December 1984 (Arts Issue)

  • Year created:

    1984

  • Publisher:

    St John's Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Roberta Buchanan, Sandy Stavlo, Pat Balsom

  • Language:

    English
St. John’s Status of Women Council Newsletter – November 1984

  • Year created:

    1984

  • Publisher:

    St. John's Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Roberta Buchanan, Beth, Anne Donovan, Bonnie James, Chaviva Hosek, Sharon Pope, Astri, Bret, Joan McGrath

  • Language:

    English
St. John’s Status of Women Council – September 1984

  • Year created:

    1984

  • Publisher:

    St. John's Status of Women Council

  • Author(s):

    Roberta Buchanan, Beth, Rosemary Ommer , Lynn Murphy , Sheila Moore , Betty Ryan , Pamela Hodgson , Rosalie Colbert , Sandy Stavlo

  • Language:

    English