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SUMMARY:Ontario Women’s History Network Conference "Women Navigating Civic Engagement in Canada"
DESCRIPTION:Women Navigating Civic Engagement in Canada\nOntario Women’s History Network (OWHN) Conference\nDate: October 24-25\, 2025\nLocation: Fanshawe Pioneer Village – Enter at 1424 Clarke Road\, London\, Ontario\nBreakfast and Lunch Included Saturday with Registration \nFriday October 24\, 2025:\n7:00-8:30pm: Bonnie Sitter\, “FINDING THE FARMERETTES: Recovering the Story of Teenage Girls Who Worked the Farms” \nShe was downsizing when it happened. Going through some old family photographs\, Bonnie Sitter found a black-and-white photo of three teenage girls sitting on the running board of a car with a hoe\, wide-brimmed hats\, and bandanas. On the back was written “Farmerettes\, about 1946”. Curious and intrigued\, Bonnie recounts that she “went into research mode” and discovered that these three girls were among thousands of young Ontario women who were part of an extensive\, government-sponsored war (and postwar) effort from 1941 to 1952. Together with her collaborator\, the late Shirleyan English who was a former farmerette herself\, they uncovered hundreds of stories and co-authored the 2019 book entitled Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: Memories of Ontario Farmerettes. That work has since been honoured by CANADA POST with a commemorative stamp\, presented as a stage play\, and more recently an award-winning documentary “We Lend a Hand.”  We will hear from Bonnie about the process of researching\, interviewing\, and celebrating the story of the farmerettes and the significant contributions they made to the war effort and the provincial economy as agricultural labourers. With so many firsthand accounts and photographs to share\, this will be an unforgettable evening that highlights a significant\, yet little-known part of Ontario women’s history. \nSaturday October 25\, 2025:\n9:00–10:00am – Paper Set #1: Cook Books\, Common Law and Morro Castle Disaster (3 X 15 min presentations + 15 Q & A) \n\nRebecca Beausaert\, U Guelph\, “‘The Spartan Cook Book’ and the ‘great public issue’ of Temperance in Small-Town Ontario\, 1902-1915”\nMonda Halpern\, Western\,  “By the Power Vested in Us:  Self-Styled ‘Marriage’ in the Family of Bessie Starkman”\nSonia Halpern\, Western\, “Digging Deeper:  How my Civic Engagement with a Cemetery Inspired Research about Morro Castle Victim Eva Hoffman\,”\n\n10:00–10:15am – break\n10:15–11:15am – Teachers’ Panel: “Teachers’ Best Practices for Integrating Women’s History and Critical Thinking Pedagogy.”\n11:15–11:30am – Break\n11:30am–12:30pm – Keynote Address – Constance Backhouse:  “Reflections on Chilly Climate Activism”\n12:30pm – 1:00pm – Lunch\n1:00pm – 2:00pm – AGM \n2:00pm – 3:00pm – Paper Set #2:  Life Stages and Civic Engagement \nSarah Kittilsen\, McGill\, “’A Small Contribution to Speeding the Victory’:  Rural Women and Girls in Wartime Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs\, Nova Scotia\, 1940 – 1945” \n\nTifanie Valade\, UOttawa\, “’L’ecole maternelle\, adjointe de la mere\,’ (Kindergarten\, the mother’s assistant”).  Women’s roles in promoting kindergarten education in Quebec in the 1960s”\nKate Bradley\, UOttawa\, “The Raging Grannies:  A (Historical) Bedtime Story for Raging Girls”\n\n3:00 –Wrap-Up Comments
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/ontario-womens-history-network-conference-women-navigating-civic-engagement-in-canada/
LOCATION:Fanshawe Pioneer Village\, 1424 Clarke Rd\, London\, ON\, N5X 4A1\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Ontario Women's History Network":MAILTO:info@owhn-rhfo.ca
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SUMMARY:Ontario Women’s History Network 2024 Conference
DESCRIPTION:NEW APPROACHES\, OLD ISSUES: REVOLUTIONS IN WOMEN’S AND GENDER HISTORY \nOctober 25-26\, 2024 \nCrowne Plaza Hotel\, Kitchener\, ON \nRegister Here \nKEYNOTE – “Are You Somebody? Intersectionality and Feminist History’s Bad Objects\,” Jane Nicholas \nBOOK LAUNCH – Women\, Gender\, and History Education: Perspectives from Ontario and Quebec\, by Marie-Hélène Brunet\, Kristina Llewellyn\, and Rose Fine-Meyer
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/ontario-womens-history-network-2024-conference/
LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Hotel\, King Street East 105\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2G 2K8\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231021
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SUMMARY:Ontario Women’s History Network 2023 Annual Conference and AGM (In-Person and Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Theme: Teaching and Interpreting Human Rights in Ontario’s History \nDates:  Oct. 20-21\, 2023\nLocation:  Toronto\, Ontario (click here to see location details) \nClick here to view the Program for OWHN 2023 Conference \nClick here to view the Paper and Panel Descriptions for the Conference \nClick here to register for the conference \nAbout OWHN\nThe Ontario Women’s History Network (OWHN) encourages the preservation\, production\, and dissemination of women’s and gender history in Ontario\, with a special emphasis on teaching and study of history. We welcome students\, teachers\, museum professionals\, public historians\, professors\, archivists\, librarians\, independent researchers and anyone else interested in women’s and gender history. \nTo see information about previous conferences visit: Past Conferences
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/ontario-womens-history-network-2023-annual-conference-and-agm-in-person-and-virtual-oct-21/
LOCATION:John McKenzie House\, 34 Parkview Ave.\, North York\, Ontario\, M2N 3Y2\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Ontario Women’s History Network 2023 Annual Conference and AGM (In-Person and Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Theme: Teaching and Interpreting Human Rights in Ontario’s History \nDates:  Oct. 20-21\, 2023\nLocation:  Toronto\, Ontario (click here to see location details) \nClick here to view the Program for OWHN 2023 Conference \nClick here to view the Paper and Panel Descriptions for the Conference \nClick here to register for the conference \nAbout OWHN\nThe Ontario Women’s History Network (OWHN) encourages the preservation\, production\, and dissemination of women’s and gender history in Ontario\, with a special emphasis on teaching and study of history. We welcome students\, teachers\, museum professionals\, public historians\, professors\, archivists\, librarians\, independent researchers and anyone else interested in women’s and gender history. \nTo see information about previous conferences visit: Past Conferences
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/ontario-womens-history-network-2023-annual-conference-and-agm-in-person-and-virtual-oct-20/
LOCATION:Gardiner Museum\, 111 Queen's Park\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 2C7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Ontario Women’s History Network Annual Conference and AGM
DESCRIPTION:Ontario Women’s History Network Annual Conference and AGM\nOctober 21-22\, 2022\nHybrid conference: Online and in Ottawa\nHistorically\, war has been a profoundly gendered experience\, as traditional dichotomies put women securely on the “Homefront\,” as supporters\, caregivers and afterward\, as mourners of the dead. Much scholarship has reflected on the historical experiences both on the battlefield and the “Homefront\,” and we now know that these two cannot be neatly separated. Early historiography focused on the contention that war broke down gender norms\, even was liberating for women. While we are interested in continuing such discussions\, we are also hopeful of expanding and diversifying them by hearing about gendered experiences of war-related activities in Ontario. How did women manage new familial tensions\, take on new types of work\, remember those who were lost? In particular\, we seek to explore how war is now taught in schools\, how war is remembered and preserved through public history institutions and through commemoration\, and new insights\nfrom current academic research on these subjects. \nPossible topics include\, but are not limited to: \nTeaching War and Gender:\nExploring wartime roles and resistance\nMoving beyond traditional narratives of war \nPublic history and the presentation/preservation of wartime:\nPresenting and preserving war and gender at museums\nWomen’s role in commemorating the war\nThe role of archives in the documentation of war \nOriginal research on war-related activities:\nThe “Homefront”\nVolunteerism and the wars\nWartime and women's rights\nCollateral damage of war\nPost-war and demobilization\nAnti-war movements\nGendering patriotism\, nationalism\, and war narratives\nWar in popular culture \nWe are accepting proposals for individual papers\, panels\, and plenary sessions. Please submit a 250-word proposal by July 20\, 2022 to: alloydla@museumlondon.ca
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/owhn-agm-2022/
LOCATION:online
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SUMMARY:Ontario Women’s History Network AGM & Conference: 30 Years of Advancing the Study of Women’s History
DESCRIPTION:The Ontario Women’s History Network is holding its Annual General Meeting and Conference\, entitled “Ontario Women’s History Network: 30 Years of Advancing the Study of Women’s History” on October 22-23\, 2021. \nTo participate in the conference\, please complete the online conference registration form: \nhttps://owhn-rhfo.ca/conference-registration-2021-2/ \nTo view a complete schedule of the conference\, please visit the Conference Program page at https://owhn-rhfo.ca/program-for-fall-2021-conference-and-agm/ or download it in PDF format (suitable for printing) at https://owhn-rhfo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/OWHN-AGM-Program-October-22-23-2021.pdf. \n\nThe Ontario Women’s History Network (OWHN) encourages the preservation\, production\, and dissemination of women’s and gender history in Ontario\, with a special emphasis on teaching and study of history. We welcome students\, teachers\, museum professionals\, public historians\, professors\, archivists\, librarians\, independent researchers and anyone else interested in women’s and gender history.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/ontario-womens-history-network-agm-conference-30-years-of-advancing-the-study-of-womens-history/2021-10-23/
LOCATION:online
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SUMMARY:Ontario Women’s History Network AGM & Conference: 30 Years of Advancing the Study of Women’s History
DESCRIPTION:The Ontario Women’s History Network is holding its Annual General Meeting and Conference\, entitled “Ontario Women’s History Network: 30 Years of Advancing the Study of Women’s History” on October 22-23\, 2021. \nTo participate in the conference\, please complete the online conference registration form: \nhttps://owhn-rhfo.ca/conference-registration-2021-2/ \nTo view a complete schedule of the conference\, please visit the Conference Program page at https://owhn-rhfo.ca/program-for-fall-2021-conference-and-agm/ or download it in PDF format (suitable for printing) at https://owhn-rhfo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/OWHN-AGM-Program-October-22-23-2021.pdf. \n\nThe Ontario Women’s History Network (OWHN) encourages the preservation\, production\, and dissemination of women’s and gender history in Ontario\, with a special emphasis on teaching and study of history. We welcome students\, teachers\, museum professionals\, public historians\, professors\, archivists\, librarians\, independent researchers and anyone else interested in women’s and gender history.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/ontario-womens-history-network-agm-conference-30-years-of-advancing-the-study-of-womens-history/2021-10-22/
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