More about Womonspace News

Womonspace is a recreational and social group for lesbians in the Edmonton area. It began in 1981 and continues to be active as of this writing in 2016. Regular dances held in community league halls have been the mainstay of the organization. Other activities have included picnics, camping trips, golf tournaments, game nights, car rallies, and gym nights.

The purpose of Womonspace, as stated in early documentation, was “to foster a positive sense of lesbian identity among ourselves and the larger community; to counteract fear based on ignorance of the lesbian lifestyle; to decrease the sense of isolation felt by many lesbians;” and “to provide comfortable social gatherings for lesbians and other lesbian-positive women.”

A regular newsletter, Womonspace News, began publication in 1982. Copies were mailed to members in discreet envelopes. Additional free copies were distributed around the city in lesbian-friendly locations like book stores, coffee shops, and the gay and lesbian community centre. About fifty copies were set aside from each print run for women attending the monthly dances.

Lindy Pratch, Womonspace News newsletter volunteer (and sometimes editor) for various periods between 1982 and 1999.

Information about Womonspace and issues of the newsletter are also available online through The Alberta Women’s Memory Project.

Issues of Womonspace News

Womonspace News – December 1982

  • Year created:

    1982
  • Author(s):

    unknown
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – November 1982

  • Year created:

    1982
  • Author(s):

    unknown
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – October 1982

  • Year created:

    1982
  • Author(s):

    unknown
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 1, No. 1 – January/February 1983

  • Year created:

    1983
  • Author(s):

    unknown
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 1, No. 12 – December 1983

  • Year created:

    1983
  • Author(s):

    Shane Lavender , Lindy Pratch, Hazel Armstrong, Jean Leggett
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 1, No. 3 – March 1983

  • Year created:

    1983
  • Author(s):

    unknown
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 1, No.4 – April 1983

  • Year created:

    1983
  • Author(s):

    unknown
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 2, No. 1 – January 1984

  • Year created:

    1984
  • Author(s):

    Jean Leggett , Anne Mageau
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 2, No. 10 – October 1984

  • Year created:

    1984
  • Author(s):

    Lindy Pratch
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 2, No. 11 – November 1984

  • Year created:

    1984
  • Author(s):

    Shelly MacDonald, Lindy Pratch
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 2, No. 12 – December 1984

  • Year created:

    1984
  • Author(s):

    unknown
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 2, No. 2 – February 1984

  • Year created:

    1984
  • Author(s):

    Jean Leggett , Jim Schafer
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 2, No. 4 – April 1984

  • Year created:

    1984
  • Author(s):

    Jean Noble , Pauline Belanger
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 2, No. 5 – May 1984

  • Year created:

    1984
  • Author(s):

    Jean Noble , Christine Kulyk
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 2, No. 6 – June 1984

  • Year created:

    1984
  • Author(s):

    Jean Noble, Laura Lee
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 2, No. 7 – July 1984

  • Year created:

    1984
  • Author(s):

    Jean Noble , Mary T. Hughes, Liz Masslah
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 2, No. 8 – August 1984

  • Year created:

    1984
  • Author(s):

    Jean Noble , Mary T. Hughes
  • Region:

    Alberta

Womonspace News – Vol. 2, No. 9 – September 1984

  • Year created:

    1984
  • Author(s):

    Liz Diamond , Agathe, Liz Massiah
  • Region:

    Alberta