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Draft: not to be quoted “A Million Dozen Butter Tarts”: The Emergence of the women’s movement in Thunder Bay

Correspondence regarding My article on Thunder Bay women’s movement 22 November 1992

Correspondence with article corrections/suggestions January 16 1993

Notes

Correspondence on article 25 April 1993

Correspondence - Inter Pares’ projects in Bangladesh, and Information Kit

Typed Documents:
-Not another conference
-Intro Celebrating 20 years of women’s activities in Northwestern Ontario
-Political Action
-Context
-Services

Workshop: “Activism and Civil Disobedience” Port Arthur Clinic Strike

Application for Government Financing made to the Department of the Secretary of State Citizenship Branch for A Women’s Conference by the Women’s Conference Executive

The Black Fly - News from Northwestern Ontario Vol. 1 No. 12 March 1975

Thoughts on the Closure of The Mines in a One Industry Town - Atikokan

Correspondence - Women’s Conference Group has been awarded a Citizenship Development grant of $6,930.00 1973

Article - Modern Living At Press Conference District Artists Acclaimed for “Spirit and Guts” Art The Chronicle Journal, Saturday, May 24, 1975

Article - Over All Northwestern Ontario Art Teachers Turn Talent Scouts In Search For Gifted Women April 14, 197[3/5]

Ad - Northwestern Ontario Women’s Art Festival

Article- Women artists featured at spring art festival

Article - Arts Festival pickup is now scheduled for May 15 and 16

Ad - Announcing a Festival of Northwestern Ontario Women’s Art in Thunder Bay

Article - Feminine Artists Are Coming Out Of Woods, But Not The City

Article - Sponsor's Report Surprise At Quality Of Art Received

Article - More Than 1000 Paintings Women's Art Festival Acclaimed More Successful Than Planned

Article - National Artists To Judge Women’s ‘Hang Up’ Tuesday, May 20, 1975

Article - 26 Resolutions Passed Planning Seminar Held For Women’s Year, 1975 The Chronicle Journal Monday, December 1974

Article - Native Women’s Festival Winds Up

Correspondence - Citizen Development Grant May 7, 1973

Secretary of State Citizenship Branch Grant Application Form
Fyler - Women’s Place 18 January 1983

Correspondence Regarding Part of Lot 4, Concession III, N. K. R. Parts 1 to 17, Reference Plan 55r-1355 4 Crisis Homes on Tarbutt Street March 5, 1993

Thunder Woman Theater

Newspaper Clippings:
-Prospects called grim for groups fighting abortion Battle will got to streets with closing of legal, political avenues, analysts say by Geoffrey York
-The Globe and Mail 147th Year No. 44.043 Friday, February 1, 1991 Senators kill abortion bill with tied vote Tory government won’t try again to fill void, Justice Minister Says by Geoffrey York
-The Globe and Mail The abortion bill fails, by a vote of the unelected
-The Globe and Mail, Thursday, November 19, 1992 Women as likely as men to be victims of violence, study finds A11
-The Violence Index Compiled by Salem Alaton
-Abortion Bill Defeat Called Step Forward

History of Women and the Vote

HIstory of Women as Persons

History of International Women’s Day

Notes - Feminist Periodicals

Poems - Drift June 1983, Another Son March 1985, and The World Needs The Love Of A Free Woman November 1985

Where Feminists Come From A Story by Nan Peacoke

Correspondence regarding Words of Women August 13, 1988, words of Women August 9, 1988, Words of Women August 8, 1988, Words of Women May 13, 1988, Words of Women May 7, 1988, Display table at Words of Women payment 13 May, 1988, Words of Women May 29,1988, Publishers/Suppliers for Words of Women July 30, 1988, project with Caribbean women June 8,1988, invitation to the workshop/consultation out to groups 24 October 1988, cheques 4 August 1988, Information on WOW workshop 18 November 1988, update August 13, 1988, Minutes of meeting on July 20th July 26, 1988, meeting announcement September 15, 1988, Words of Women Tour August 23, 1988, International Books, possibilities for “kit”, Display at the International Feminist Book Fair, Book Bank Project - or whatever we’re going to call it, meeting on January 12, 1987, meeting up and ideas for project 26 February 1988,

24 October 1988 Letter of Invitation (or phone call) to WOW consultation in Toronto sent out to the following people

Words of women Linking women internationally through feminist literature first consultation with participating Canadian groups December 9 and 10 [1988] Toronto Ontario

Progress Report to Words of Women MATCH International Centre

Minutes from WOW committee meeting, October 3, 1998

Report of Meeting with Presses September 19/20, 1988 to Words of Women Committee from Margaret Phillips

Notes on WOW Meeting (Decisions rather than Discussion) July 20, 1988

Words of Women [Chart: Activities, MATCH budget, L.P. budget, estimated cost]

Budget

Expenditures

WOW Meeting June 23, 1988 [Discuss the project and gain Nan’s input on into the discussion]

April 26, 1988 Words of Women Meeting

WOW: Resulting from the Words of Women committee meeting, the following is a summary of work that must be done to have WOW ready for June 12, (Feminist Fair) and the tour which will begin June 20

March 24, 1988 Report on WOW meeting

March 16, 1988 “Words of Women” Support Group Report

Draft elements of a Project Proposal

Notes - meeting October 20, 1986 - on project to link women, books, culture, groups in Canada, the Caribbean and the world (hope I haven’t le anything out - we really do need a name!)

Words of Womens Canadian-Caribbean Women’s Literature Exchange

Grenada

Words of Women Linking women internationally through feminist literature pamphlets

Women For Change brochures

Pamphlet - West Word VII Summer School/Writing Retreat for Women August 11 - 24, 1991 Canadian International College

Correspondence regarding West Word VII July 30, 1991, West World VII evaluations September 09, 1991, Creative Documentary Section of West

Word VII June 13, 1991, request an application for the “Explorations” program August 25, 1982

Pamphlet - West Coast Women & Words

Notes - Writing component

Words of Women Update #1 October, 1988

Summary of Nan Peacoke’s visit to Thunder Bay

Memorandum to: Words of Women Participants and Friends MATCH Board Members from: Cynthia King 28 July 1989

Correspondence regarding: update on WOW programme 30 November 1989, very rough draft of a possible survey, how to put generous offer put to use January 17, 1987, Words for Women progressing, W.O.W. June 28, 1988, withdrawing offer to arrange things [for bookfair] May 11,1988, Words of Women May 18, 1988, MATCH International Centre is taking a first step by co-ordinating Words of Women (WOW) May 9, 1988, Information for Words of Women July 30, 1988,next steps for the Canadian Groups July 12, 1988, Nan Peacock not going to Winnipeg, shipping June 2, 1989,postpone meeting August 14, 1988, background and update for Words of Women August 10, 1988, letters,update August 13, 1988, MATCH International Centre is taking a first step by co-ordinating Words of Women (WOW) May 21, 1988, meeting April 20, 1988, Words of Women background and update May 15, 1988

Match News news about women and development - Feb/Mar

Linking Women’s Words [form]

Note - WOW Contacts

Note - Letters Sent to

Contract between the Words of Women Advisory Group and the Northern Women’s Bookstore 26/4/88

Contract Between Margaret Phillips and the Words of Women Advisory Group

Note - Time spent on Words of Women

Correspondence regarding: the Inter Pares/Women Working for Change Experience August 30, 1989, Women Working for Change letter instead of meeting October 9, 1989, personal letters 16 October 1989, tour January 27, 1990, WHI’s 1989 calendar on reproductive health issues August 5th, 1988,

Women Working For Change Final Report

Letter from Bangladesh [After a Month - long tour to Canada under “Women Working for Change” project of Interpares] Farida Akhter, Ubinig, Bangladesh

A Feminist Bookstore in Bangladesh Why Do We Need It?

Women Working for Change Thunder Bay Tour

Dorothy Muengue Mali Makasa

Women Working for Change Organizing Committee Minutes - Monday, April 17/89

Women Working for Change Organizing Committee Minutes - Monday April 10, 1989

Women Working for Change

Mary Ann’s Role at IP

1988/89 PPP Discussion Paper

Correspondence Regarding: proposal to examine the tax exemption for dependent spouses, Christmas and the Holidays, support the nomination of Gert Beadle for appointment to the Order of Canada February 1, 1985, tax exemption for dependent spouses March 8th, 1983, article regarding N.W.O. International Women’s year Council that appeared in Lakehead Living July 24, 1975,Article on the emergence of the women’s movement in Ontario 9 October 1993, approval of quoted material November 10, 1994, Receipt December 30, 1991, your program of January 27th

Notes - Chronology preliminary - very rough

Newspaper Article - Minorities go toe to toe with majority, Valley girl Joan Finnigan Captures Local Language and lore

International May Day Labour Day Celebration

Notes

Correspondence, documents, and reference material regarding child care and day care policy and developments.

This booklet has been published under the auspices of the Child Abuse Program, Children's Services, Ministry of Community and Social Services The information was compiled and assembled by Fiona D. Karlstedt, Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre Thunder Bay, as part of a presentation she made to the Conference “What About the Victim? A Conference on Family Violence” held November 17 and 18, 1983 in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Child Care Funding: An Equity Challenge Lee Angus Researcher Sponsored by Northwestern Ontario Regional Day Care Committee January, 1990

Revised December 1999 CCAAC “Childcare Advocacy and Canadian Policy Processes: History and Practice from WWII to the Present” interview Schedule

Northwestern Ontario Regional Day Care Committee Presentation to the Ontario Cabinet Forum February, 1992 Thunder Bay, Ontario

Northwestern Ontario Regional Day Care Committee Presentation to Public Consultation on Childcare Reform in Ontario April, 1992 Thunder Bay, Ontario

Northwestern Ontario Regional Day Care Committee Child Care Fact Sheet

Notes on childcare

Submission to the Special Committee on Child Care Northwestern Ontario Regional Day Care Committee Thunder Bay, Ontario May 13, 1986

Northwestern Ontario Regional Day Care Committee Draft Response to Agenda: Jobs and Growth, Improving Social Security in Canada drafted by Margaret [Phillips] on December 1994

Child Care and Women’s Work

Child Care in Northwestern Ontario the Struggle Continues Margaret Phillips

Newspaper article - Northern Woman Pages 7 -10 - Quality Day Care A Child’s Right by Margaret Phillips

Margaret Phillips - Thunder Bay, ON (E-2)

Paragraph 4

Correspondence regarding: Interview February 6, 2001, transcript November 20, 2000, article Child Care in Northwestern Ontario December 4, 1995

Consent Form ‘Child Care Advocacy and Canadian Policy Processes: History and Practice From WWII to the Present”

Interview ID: E -2 Date of Interview: May 15, 2000 Interviewer Name: Shelley Johnson Interviewee Name: Margaret Phillips Province: Ontario Transcriber: Linda Wood

Child Care in Northwestern Ontario The Struggle Continues Margaret Phillips

Materials from the Thunder Bay Literacy Group for adult learning.

Notes from literacy group sessions

Newspaper Articles: Lake Superior's bottom boasts lots of life (the Chronicle Journal), [Shipwreck], Calypso crew films sunken Gunilda, Custeau's Son Takes the Wheel (Times - News), Calypso decks in Thunder Bay, Calypso exploring Superior, Boyhood Dream of Flatt is still Being Pursued March 4/71, One Diver Died Trying to raise "Gunilda" (Today Magi zine Mar. 29 1980), Calypso exploits, Broennle still hopes to raise Gunilda, and Diver hopes to recover treasures of the depths.

Notes: Indian Legends of Canada Ella Elizabeth Dark, and Short Stories

Tom Thomson the Man and His Legend by Lorraine Devoski 1980

Short Stories: Vickers Park, The Gunilda, Current River Park, The Edmund Fitzgerald, and Nanabojou Comes to Thunder Bay.

Word lists

Notes

Newspaper Articles: Starting out vol. 3, no. 5, April 1985: Federal grants distributed for tutor training programs, Library literacy project gets government grant.

Thunder Bay Literacy Group Story Evaluation

Notes

Report to Thunder Bay Literacy Group Regarding Curriculum Development Project April 1986

[Pamphlet] - Contingency Day April 2, 1985 prepared by Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council

Co-ordinator's Report Thunder Bay Literacy group March 25, 1985

Financial Report, March 25, 1985 Thunder Bay Literacy Group Prepared by Mary Anderson Co-ordinator

[List of Books re Shipwrecks of Lake Superior]

Notes - Story Priorities

[Topic Lists by Subject]

Notes [Topic lists]

Newspaper Articles - Helping the millions of Non - Readers in our midst - Quill & Quire June 1985

Thunder Bay Literacy Group Forms

Notes: other topics, Thunder Bay Points of interest, Topic lists

Topic Lists

Notes

Notes - Offices/Agencies to ____ print info

Writing on Our Side © 1986 Progressive Literacy Group

[Notes from Sessions]

Lists: Story Priorities, Thunder Bay Points of interest, Services and information

Literacy Project

[Resource lists]

Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Story of The Gunilda