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Bengtsson, Lisa

  • Canada
  • Persoon
  • 1951-

Lisa Bengtsson was born in 1951. She grew up in Naikina, Ontario–a single industry rail town. From 1974-2007, Lisa Bengtsson worked for the Secretary of State, Women’s Program, for the Northwestern Ontario district—the region in Ontario bordered by Manitoba, White River, and James Bay.

Lisa Bengtsson delivered human rights-based programs, including the Aboriginal Women’s Program, the Friendship Centre Program, the Voluntary Action Program, and the Disabled Persons Program. In the mid-1990s, she transferred from the Secretary of State to Employment and Immigration. Finally she moved to the Status of Women Canada. Her work focussed on project funding, skill development, organizational development, strategic planning, action research, and advocacy.

Lisa Bengtsson was also a program officer for organizations such as the Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses and the Ontario Native Women’s Association. She participated in issue-based partnerships with local Thunder Bay organizations, such as women’s training opportunities, (1992-94), family violence, (1978-85), and women in conflict with the law, (2003-2006).

Lisa Bengtsson undertook a major post audit of family violence funding (1989) and managed the Northwestern Ontario Secretary of State district office, (mid-1980s). She also managed the Women’s Program, Ontario Region, (mid-1990s.) She served on internal committees at the national level concerning the prevention of family violence, (1991-92,1997).

Lisa Bengtsson’s volunteer and professional work were grounded in the Secretary of State mandate, “to increase citizen’s participation in decisions affecting the quality of their lives.” In 2005, Lisa Bengtsson was awarded the Ontario Federal Council Leadership Through Collaboration Award, as a result of her partnership with the Equay Wuk Women’s Group of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.
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Lisa Bengtsson est née en 1951. Elle a grandi à Naikina, en Ontario, une ville ferroviaire mono-industrielle. De 1974 à 2007, Lisa Bengtsson a travaillé pour le Secrétariat d'État, Programme des femmes, dans le district du Nord-Ouest de l'Ontario, région de l'Ontario bordée par le Manitoba, la rivière White et la baie James.

Lisa Bengtsson a mis en œuvre des programmes fondés sur les droits de la personne, notamment le Programme des femmes autochtones, le Programme des centres d'amitié, le Programme d'action volontaire et le Programme pour les personnes handicapées. Au milieu des années 1990, elle est passée du secrétariat d'État à l'emploi et à l'immigration. Enfin, elle est passée à Condition féminine Canada. Son travail s'est concentré sur le financement de projets, le développement des compétences, le développement organisationnel, la planification stratégique, la recherche-action et la défense des droits.

Lisa Bengtsson a également été chargée de programme pour des organisations telles que l'Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses et l'Ontario Native Women's Association. Elle a participé à des partenariats thématiques avec des organisations locales de Thunder Bay, tels que les possibilités de formation des femmes (1992-94), la violence familiale (1978-85) et les femmes en conflit avec la loi (2003-2006).
Lisa Bengtsson a entrepris une importante vérification a posteriori du financement de la lutte contre la violence familiale (1989) et a géré le bureau de district du secrétaire d'État du nord-ouest de l'Ontario (milieu des années 1980). Elle a également géré le Programme des femmes de la région de l'Ontario (milieu des années 1990). Elle a siégé à des comités internes au niveau national concernant la prévention de la violence familiale (1991-1992, 1997).

Le travail bénévole et professionnel de Lisa Bengtsson s'inscrit dans le cadre du mandat de la secrétaire d'État, à savoir ""accroître la participation des citoyens aux décisions qui affectent leur qualité de vie"". En 2005, Lisa Bengtsson a reçu le prix Leadership Through Collaboration du Conseil fédéral de l'Ontario, grâce à son partenariat avec le groupe de femmes Equay Wuk de la nation Nishnawbe Aski.

Bennett, Judith

  • Persoon
  • 1951-
Judith MacKenzie Bennett is an American historian and professor emerita of History at the University of Southern California. She holds the John R. Hubbard Chair in British History. She is specialized in medieval Europe History, focusing on gender, women's history and rural peasants. She studied at the University of Toronto for her Ph.D. in Medieval Studies. She graduated in 1981.
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Judith MacKenzie Bennett est une historienne américaine et professeure émérite d'histoire à l'université de Californie du Sud. Elle est titulaire de la chaire John R. Hubbard d'histoire britannique. Elle est spécialisée dans l'histoire de l'Europe médiévale, en particulier dans les domaines du genre, de l'histoire des femmes et des paysans. Elle a étudié à l'université de Toronto pour obtenir un doctorat en études médiévales. Elle a obtenu son diplôme en 1981.

Billings, Rosemary

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Rosemary Billings was an activist and lobbyist who worked as an executive member of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women and the Ad Hoc Committee of Canadian Women on the Constitution, which fought for inclusion of Section 28 in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – ensuring the recognition of the equality of women and men. Rosemary Billings was also a Federal Government employee, retiring in 2003. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Rosemary Billings était une militante et une lobbyiste qui a travaillé en tant que membre exécutif du Comité national d'action sur le statut de la femme et du Comité ad hoc des femmes canadiennes sur la Constitution, qui s'est battu pour l'inclusion de l'article 28 dans la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés - garantissant la reconnaissance de l'égalité des femmes et des hommes. Rosemary Billings a également été fonctionnaire fédérale et a pris sa retraite en 2003. Elle vit à Ottawa, en Ontario.

Bishop, Mary

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Mary Bishop is a retired CPA representative. She lived in Toronto from 1970 to 1984, until she moved to Ottawa. She started attending the theatre on a regular basis in the 70s. During that time, she attended many performances in Toronto, Stratford, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ottawa, and other locations. She saved most of the programs to the plays she attended. In 2020, she moved in northern Ontario and decided to give her collection to the Archives and special collection.
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Mary Bishop est une représentante de l'ACP à la retraite. Elle a vécu à Toronto de 1970 à 1984, avant de déménager à Ottawa. Elle a commencé à aller régulièrement au théâtre dans les années 70. Pendant cette période, elle a assisté à de nombreuses représentations à Toronto, Stratford, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ottawa et ailleurs. Elle a conservé la plupart des programmes des pièces auxquelles elle a assisté. En 2020, elle a déménagé dans le nord de l'Ontario et a décidé de donner sa collection aux Archives et collections spéciales.

Blodwen Piercy

  • Persoon
  • 1926-

Blodwen Piercy was involved in the earliest days of the reproductive rights movement in Canada. After obtaining a PhD in physics and giving birth to three children, Piercy's pro-choice activism began in the 1960s when she worked with the Humanist Association of Canada while Dr. Henry Morgentaler served as its president. Piercy also worked with the Canadian Abortion Rights Action League (CARAL) since its formation in 1974, when it was called the Canadian Association for Repeal of the Abortion Law. CARAL was created to protest Dr. Morgentaler’s incarceration, when he was jailed for providing women in Quebec with safe abortions in defiance of the federal Criminal Code. CARAL continued to support Morgentaler’s various legal challenges until the Supreme Court struck down Canada’s abortion law as unconstitutional in 1988; following this victory, they fought to keep abortion legal and lobbied against numerous attempts to recriminalize the procedure.

During her time with CARAL, Piercy served as a national board member and representative for the Ottawa chapter. She frequently spoke and gave presentations on abortion in Ottawa public schools and spent many years with the organization answering continual requests for information and pamphlets from students, MPs, and the media. She was also involved in the Ottawa MP lobby project as a lobbyist and an organizer of lobbying teams for each appointment. Piercy would personally follow up on these meetings to liaise with MPs and provide them with data from Statistics Canada. Moreover, she helped to research, write, update, and edit several CARAL pamphlets, thus becoming an indispensable source of information on issues surrounding reproductive justice, including abortion, contraception, teen pregnancy, and the morning after pill. She paid special attention to the ways that abortion was presented in the media, and penned numerous “letters to the editor” when she felt that coverage was biased or unfair. As such, Piercy was an indispensable voice in the struggle for reproductive justice, and she remained committed to the organization until it ceased operations in the early 2000s. In addition to her involvement with CARAL and the Humanist Association of Canada, Piercy also worked on issues related to education, violence against women, and disarmament, and helped with the campaign to honour Dr. Morgentaler with the Order of Canada.

Blodwen Piercy a participé aux premiers jours du mouvement pour les droits reproductifs au Canada. Son militantisme en faveur du choix a commencé en 1969, lorsqu'elle a travaillé avec l'Association humaniste du Canada, alors que le Dr Henry Morgentaler en était le président. Mme Piercy a également travaillé avec la Canadian Abortion Rights Action League (CARAL) depuis sa création en 1974, à l'époque où elle s'appelait Canadian Association for Repeal of the Abortion Law (Association canadienne pour l'abrogation de la loi sur l'avortement). La CARAL a été créée pour protester contre l'incarcération du Dr Morgentaler, qui avait été emprisonné pour avoir fourni aux femmes du Québec des avortements sûrs, au mépris du code pénal fédéral. CARAL a continué à soutenir les différentes actions en justice de Morgentaler jusqu'à ce que la Cour suprême déclare inconstitutionnelle la loi canadienne sur l'avortement en 1988. Après cette victoire, CARAL s'est battue pour que l'avortement reste légal et a fait pression contre de nombreuses tentatives de recriminalisation de la procédure.

Pendant son séjour à CARAL, Piercy a été membre du conseil d'administration national et représentante de la section d'Ottawa. Elle a fréquemment pris la parole et fait des présentations sur l'avortement dans les écoles publiques d'Ottawa et a passé de nombreuses années au sein de l'organisation à répondre aux demandes continuelles d'informations et de brochures de la part des étudiants, des députés et des médias. Elle a également participé au projet de lobbying des députés d'Ottawa en tant que lobbyiste et organisatrice des équipes de lobbying pour chaque rendez-vous. Piercy assurait personnellement le suivi de ces réunions pour assurer la liaison avec les députés et leur fournir des données de Statistique Canada. En outre, elle a participé à la recherche, à la rédaction, à la mise à jour et à l'édition de plusieurs brochures de CARAL, devenant ainsi une source d'information indispensable sur les questions relatives à la justice en matière de procréation. Elle accordait une attention particulière à la manière dont l'avortement était présenté dans les médias et rédigeait de nombreuses "lettres au rédacteur en chef" lorsqu'elle estimait que la couverture était biaisée ou injuste. En tant que telle, Piercy était une voix indispensable dans la lutte pour la justice reproductive, et elle est restée engagée dans l'organisation jusqu'à ce qu'elle cesse ses activités au début des années 2000. Outre son engagement auprès de CARAL et de l'Association humaniste du Canada, Mme Piercy a également travaillé sur des questions liées à l'éducation, à la violence contre les femmes et au désarmement, et a participé à la campagne visant à honorer le Dr Morgentaler en lui décernant l'Ordre du Canada.

Böhm, Emanuel

  • Persoon
  • 1909-1990

Dr. Emanuel Böhm was born on February 1, 1909 in Vrútky, Slovakia. The former professor of chemistry and natural sciences earned his Bachelor's degree in 1928, followed by his Master's Degree in chemistry and natural sciences between 1931 and 1934. In 1934, he received his Doctoral Degree from Charles University in Prague in the areas of chemistry, plant physiology, bacteriology and genetics.

Between 1934 and 1936, Dr. Böhm served as a Lieutenant of Heavy Artillery in the Czechoslovak Army. From 1936 to 1939 he taught in various colleges and technical high schools. In September 1939, after the annexation of southern Slovakia by Hungary, the Royal Hungarian Ministry of Education dismissed Dr. Böhm from his post for proclaiming the national and human rights of his people. Dr. Böhm as President of the Slovak National Unity served as spokesman for the 750,000 Slovaks residing in Magyarország during the occupation. During the war years, he worked in journalism and editing. He was the founder and editor of the Slovak language daily, Slovak Unity - Slovenská Jednota in Budapest while being editor of a newly established book publishing affiliate, Edicia Slovenskej Jednoty/Editions of Slovak Unity. Editor of 24 books published by the Guild of Slovak Unity, he was also a member of the Magyar Press Agency.

Following the war, Dr. Böhm resumed his teaching duties in Bratislava. In May 1946, he was elected to the Czechoslovak Parliament as a representative from Eastern Slovakia for the Democratic Party. He eventually served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament in Prague, later serving as Health Commissioner in Bratislava.

Dr. Böhm and his wife Dr. Mária Dziaková, whom he married in 1941, went into exile in London in 1948 where he became chief chemist at Newlands and Rutherford Brothers. In 1952, the Böhms immigrated to the United States where he worked as Director of Research and Development with the Hoffman Company and later with Corn Products Corporation International. He was honored for his contribution to the food and beverage industries as well as for his research in chemistry. He held a patent on a machine he invented to analyze the contents of beverages. Dr. Böhm was a prolific scientific writer having published 35 articles on flavor and sweetener chemistry.

His life-long love for Slovakia and its culture became even stronger in exile. He served as Vice-President of the Slovenská Národná Rada v Zahranií /Slovak National Council Abroad. Active in Slovak cultural and political affairs, Dr. Böhm was awarded the Stefanik Medal by the Slovak American Cultural Center in New York for his work on behalf of his homeland. He and his wife were co-founders of Múza Tatier (Muse of the Tatras), an award that honors the cultural, scientific and artistic accomplishments of Slovaks and Slovak-Americans. He directed Slovak plays, was the creator of a Slovak Puppet Theater for Slovak children, and was an expert on Slovak folklore and its heritage. He published numerous articles in the Slovak press (both in English and in Slovak) at home and abroad. Dr. Böhm passed away on December 24, 1990 at the age of 81.

Bold Print Inc.

  • Instelling
  • 1986-1994
"Bold Print Inc. was founded and owned by Joan Turner, who was at the time, an associate professor at the University of Manitoba’s School of Social Work. The Bold Print bookstore was incorporated in 1986 and opened its doors on 7 August 1986 at 478 A River Ave in Winnipeg. The bookstore moved into the lower level at 478 River Avenue in August 1991 at the request of the new building owner. The bookstore was financed and staffed by women and sold women’s books, music and art. It collaborated and hosted readings by women authors. Heidi Eigenkind became part of Bold Print in 1987 just after Herizons Magazine had ceased publication and Bold Print had just started. Anne Kent was co-manager. Shellyse Szakacs and later Sue Peterman were casual staff, while Patricia Rawson did the accounts. Bold Print was sold in 1994.
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Bold Print Inc. a été fondée et détenue par Joan Turner, qui était à l'époque professeur associé à l'école de travail social de l'Université du Manitoba. La librairie Bold Print a été constituée en société en 1986 et a ouvert ses portes le 7 août 1986 au 478 A River Ave à Winnipeg. La librairie a déménagé au niveau inférieur du 478 River Avenue en août 1991 à la demande du nouveau propriétaire de l'immeuble. La librairie était financée et gérée par des femmes et vendait des livres, de la musique et de l'art féminins. Elle collaborait et accueillait des lectures d'auteures féminines. Heidi Eigenkind a rejoint Bold Print en 1987, juste après que Herizons Magazine ait cessé de paraître et que Bold Print ait été créé. Anne Kent était co-gérante. Shellyse Szakacs et plus tard Sue Peterman étaient des collaboratrices occasionnelles, tandis que Patricia Rawson s'occupait de la comptabilité. Bold Print a été vendu en 1994.

Branching Out

  • Instelling
  • 1973-1980
"Branching out was initially incorporated as New Women's Magazine Society in 1973. Published in Edmonton from 1973 to 1980, Branching Out was a high quality magazine produced by volunteers with a mandate to publish literature, art and feminist analysis by Canadian women. They sought to create a professional magazine and solicited contributions of prose, poetry, photography, book and film reviews, and news about women's groups across the country. This was in stark contrast to many women's magazines at the time that concentrated on traditional feminine subjects such as housekeeping and knitting patterns. The first issue appeared on shelves in December 1974. Sharon Batt and Susan McMaster were the founding and long term editors and the magazine was staffed by volunteers. Submissions were solicited and a nominal fee was paid. With the exception of hiring a printer, the staff handled all aspects of publication, from layout to distribution.
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Branching out a été initialement constitué en société sous le nom de New Women's Magazine Society en 1973. Publié à Edmonton de 1973 à 1980, Branching Out était un magazine de haute qualité produit par des bénévoles ayant pour mandat de publier de la littérature, de l'art et des analyses féministes de femmes canadiennes. Elles cherchaient à créer un magazine professionnel et sollicitaient des contributions en prose, en poésie, en photographie, des critiques de livres et de films, ainsi que des nouvelles sur les groupes de femmes à travers le pays. Le contraste est saisissant avec les nombreux magazines féminins de l'époque, qui se concentrent sur des sujets traditionnellement féminins tels que l'entretien ménager et les modèles de tricot. Le premier numéro est paru en décembre 1974. Sharon Batt et Susan McMaster étaient les rédactrices en chef fondatrices et à long terme, et le magazine était animé par des bénévoles. Les soumissions sont sollicitées et une somme modique est versée. À l'exception de l'embauche d'un imprimeur, l'équipe s'occupait de tous les aspects de la publication, de la mise en page à la distribution."

Bray, Arthur

  • Persoon
  • 1925-
Arthur Bray, who was born in Ottawa and graduated from Lisgar Collegiate, began his flying career as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, later transferring to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. He was serving as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1947 when there were frequent reports of Flying Saucers, later to become known as Unidentified Flying Objects or UFOs. He became curious about these reports, wondering what strange things may be flying about the same sky he was. The more he read, the more interested he became, and the study became his hobby, and, eventually, an avocation. This study inevitably resulted in the accumulation of a large collection of research material over the period to 1993. He completed his first book, Science, the Public and the UFO, (Bray Book Service, Ottawa) in 1967. It was written, after twenty years of research, as a challenge to the U.S. Air Force.
He frequently appeared on radio and TV, was a guest speaker at many meetings of clubs and associations, including, on occasion, sharing the podium with noted scientists. He also presented papers to international UFO conferences and taught a course on Ufology at Algonquin College in Ottawa. Articles about Bray and his work appeared in newspapers across Canada as well as in the U.S.A. In 1967 he was awarded the Centennial Medal in recognition of his service to Canada in the Navy.
In 1968, he began a lengthy correspondence with U. Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and with the UN Outer Space Affairs Division, to get the UN to set up a full-time study of UFOs. Eventually, after supporting a proposal by the Prime Minister of Grenada, the UN asked all member nations to conduct UFO investigations on a national level and report back to the UN. Bray asked Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau to support this action, but nothing came of it.
Then in 1969, he presented a detailed outline of the UFO problem, in the form of a brief, to The Senate Committee on Science Policy, titled Science, Society and the UFO (The Queen’s Printer, Ottawa). In addition to numerous articles in UFO research journals and magazines, he contributed four articles to the Encyclopaedia of UFOs, (Doubleday & Co. Inc., Garden City, N.Y. 1980). In 1979, he wrote his second book, The UFO Connection, (Jupiter Publishing, Ottawa, 1979).
Bray, through his published work, gradually became recognized around the world as a thorough researcher. One of the leading UFO investigative organizations, the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO) based in the U.S.A., described Bray as “... one of the most respected UFO investigator - researchers in the world...”. (The APRO Bulletin, vol. 31, no. 2, January 1983).
To keep current on scientific and technical matters, he held membership in various organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, The New York Academy of Sciences, the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and The Society of American Military Engineers. The Society of Technical Writers and Publishers and the academy of Independent Scholars also admitted him in membership based on his writing and research abilities.
Through a thorough and detailed study of the evidence, Bray became convinced of the reality of UFOs in that something which remains unidentified is intruding into our airspace. After thorough investigation, only about ten percent of reported sightings remain unidentified. The remaining ninety percent can be identified as man-made objects, known natural phenomenon or hoaxes. It is the ten percent that are the true UFOs, the others being IFOs (Identified Flying Objects). The answers to the questions of what these objects are and where they come from remain unknown to the world in general. Bray, however, is convinced that many governments have the answers, and these remain under top-secret wraps for whatever reasons. He, as well as other researchers, have discovered and published much proof of this secrecy.
When he retired from the Navy in 1971, Bray embarked on a second career as a manager with the Canada Safety Council, a non-government, non-profit organization. He retired from the Council in 1987 in the position of Director of Corporate Affairs. Since then, he continued researching and writing, but also in a new field, financial planning, and has two books published on that topic by the largest financial publishing house in Canada. He is now engaged on another major project of research and writing unrelated to his previous topic areas.
Bray retired from active UFO research after forty-six years of thorough study because no amount of private research had produced any final answers due to the cover-up, which continues, and he had other interests to pursue which had been set aside for many years due to his active involvement in Ufology.

Breslauer, Helen J.

  • Persoon
  • 1942-

Helen Breslauer was a sociologist, researcher and consultant who was closely involved with the status of women committees of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), and the Ontario New Democratic Party. Breslauer was from the Unites States, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Antioch College (Yellow Springs, Ohio) in 1965, and Master's degrees in Arts in 1967 and Philosophy in 1969, both at Rutgers University (New Jersey).

From 1970 to 1977, she worked in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto, initially as a lecturer and then as an assistant professor starting in 1971. While at the University of Toronto, she did research on co-operative housing in collaboration with University of Toronto Geography professor Howard F. Andrews. In 1978, she completed her Ph.D in Sociology at Rutgers University.

Breslauer became the Senior Research Officer at OCUFA in 1979 and worked there until 1995. She was involved in the creation of OCUFA's Status of Women Committee and served as a support person for the Committee for 10 years. In 1981, Breslauer became OCUFA's representative on CAUT's newly-reformed Status of Women Committee, a role she would also hold until 1995.

In 1988, she started a consulting practice (Helen J. Breslauer & Associates) and worked part-time as a consultant on women's issues in relation to universities, education and work. Upon leaving OCUFA in 1995, Breslauer began working as a consultant full-time. In 2000, she was elected president of the Status of Women Committee of the Ontario New Democratic Party, a position she held until 2003.

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Sociologue, chercheuse et consultante, Helen Breslauer a été étroitement associée aux comités sur la condition féminine de la confédération ontarienne des associations de professeurs d'université (OCUFA), de l'association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d'université (ACPPU) et du nouveau parti démocratique de l'Ontario. Breslauer était originaire des États-Unis, où elle a obtenu un baccalauréat en sociologie à Antioch College (Yellow Springs, Ohio) en 1965, ainsi qu'une maîtrise en arts en 1967 et une maîtrise en philosophie en 1969, toutes deux à l'université Rutgers (New Jersey).

De 1970 à 1977, elle a travaillé au département de sociologie de l'université de Toronto, d'abord en tant que maître de conférences, puis en tant que professeur adjoint à partir de 1971. Pendant son séjour à l'université de Toronto, elle a mené des recherches sur les coopératives d'habitation en collaboration avec Howard F. Andrews, professeur de géographie à l'université de Toronto. En 1978, elle a obtenu son doctorat en sociologie à l'université Rutgers.

Breslauer est devenue chargée de recherche principale à l'OCUFA en 1979 et y a travaillé jusqu'en 1995. Elle a participé à la création du comité de la condition féminine de l'OCUFA et a servi de personne de soutien pour le Comité pendant 10 ans. En 1981, Breslauer est devenue la représentante de l'OCUFA au sein du comité de la condition féminine de l'ACPPU, nouvellement réformé, un rôle qu'elle a occupé jusqu'en 1995.

À partir de 1988, elle a créé un cabinet de conseil (Helen J. Breslauer & Associates) et a travaillé à temps partiel en tant que consultante sur les questions relatives aux femmes dans les domaines de l'université, de l'éducation et du travail. Après avoir quitté l'OCUFA en 1995, Breslauer a commencé à travailler comme consultante à plein temps. En 2000, elle a été élue présidente du comité de la condition féminine du nouveau parti démocratique de l'Ontario, une poste qu'elle a occupé jusqu'en 2003.

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