University of Ottawa - Archives and Special Collections

Corporate body
1978-2002

Fireweed was founded in Toronto, Canada, in 1978 by a 24 women collective. Originally called Fireweed: A Women’s Literary and Cultural Journal, the journal adopted the name Fireweed: A Feminist Quarterly of Writing, Politics, Art & Culture in 1980. The foreword to the first issue described Fireweed as a “feminist journal devoted to stimulating dialogue, knowledge, and creativity among women” and stated that the journal’s collective was “committed to an editorial policy of diversity.” Collective members have included Gay Allison, Lynne Fernie, Hilda Kirkwood, Liz Brady, Elizabeth Ruth, Makeda Silvera, Carolyn Smart and Rhea Tregebov. Issues of Fireweed usually focuses on a theme or topic, such as ""Writing"" (#10), ""Fear & Violence"" (#14), ""Women of Colour"" (#16), ""Sex & Sexuality"" (#37 & 38), and ""Language"" (#44/45), though there are frequent ""open"" issues. They published the first collection of Jewish feminist works (#35) to critical acclaim. Beginning in 1982, Fireweed invited guest collectives to edit issues of the journal. This was an opportunity for under-represented groups to define their own issues.
Fireweed was committed to an editorial policy of diversity and not intended to represent a particular style or aesthetic. The collective was also committed to print both established and new women authors including works from native and immigrant communities. However, in the beginning of their history Fireweed did not completely adhere to this mandate. Most of their first issues included little or no works from writers of colour, native women, or immigrants. This exclusion created some adverse reactions from the community. By 1982, all but one woman resigned from the original collective and a new eight woman collective was formed. This collective, which included two women of colour, argued extensively about the aesthetics and contents of the journal. By the mid- to late-1980s and beyond, Fireweed began to paint a broader discussion of race, class, and sexuality. Several themed issues that gave voices to minority groups including two issues on Asian women’s writings, Lesbiantics: an issue for and by lesbian women, and a double issue on class. Even though they received letters about certain issues, themes, and writings, Fireweed never compromised their vision. The journal published fiction, poetry, reviews, essays, photographs, and drawings from women around the world. The collective encouraged women from every background to submit their works to the journal. They wanted women to articulate how they were perceived in popular culture. They had an extensive editorial system that involved a group consensus when considering submissions.
The Fireweed collective also wanted to encourage and support women to pursue writing and other arts. They continuously participated in the Ontario Arts Council’s Writer’s Reserve grant system that provided Fireweed the opportunity to recommend funding to writers for individual projects. Their continued work with the arts community created an annual Fireweed festival, which showcased various artists and works from the feminist community. The journal also showcased writing from a number of renowned Canadian artists including Margaret Atwood and Rina Fraticelli, the future head of Studio D at the NFB. Similarly to many other publications, the collective system was not entirely efficient or beneficial to the journal and began to show strain in 1983. By the mid-1990s a new organization was developed to better manage the publication of the journal. First, a 6-member editorial collective was responsible for the editorial direction especially with the development, solicitation, and selection of issue contents. The staff collective included coordinators for sales and marketing, editorials, office management, and the design of the journal itself. Finally the board collective as the legal entity was responsible for overall organizational and staff issues as well as all fiscal matters.
Fireweed was published from 1978 to 2002 with a final double issue on women, race, and war resistance. The quarterly's ISSN is 0706-3857.
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Fireweed a été fondé à Toronto, au Canada, en 1978 par un collectif de 24 femmes. Intitulé à l'origine Fireweed : A Women's Literary and Cultural Journal, la revue a adopté le nom de Fireweed : A Feminist Quarterly of Writing, Politics, Art & Culture en 1980. L'avant-propos du premier numéro décrivait Fireweed comme un ""journal féministe destiné à stimuler le dialogue, la connaissance et la créativité entre les femmes"" et précisait que le collectif du journal était ""engagé dans une politique éditoriale de diversité"". Parmi les membres du collectif figurent Gay Allison, Lynne Fernie, Hilda Kirkwood, Liz Brady, Elizabeth Ruth, Makeda Silvera, Carolyn Smart et Rhea Tregebov. Les numéros de Fireweed se concentrent généralement sur un thème ou un sujet, comme ""l'écriture"" (#10), ""la peur et la violence"" (#14), ""les femmes de couleur"" (#16), ""le sexe et la sexualité"" (#37 & 38), et ""la langue"" (#44/45), bien qu'il y ait fréquemment des numéros ""ouverts"". Ils ont publié la première collection d'ouvrages féministes juifs (#35), qui a été saluée par la critique. À partir de 1982, Fireweed a invité des collectifs à éditer des numéros de la revue. C'est l'occasion pour les groupes sous-représentés de définir leurs propres thèmes.
Fireweed s'est engagé dans une politique éditoriale de diversité et ne vise pas à représenter un style ou une esthétique particulière. Le collectif s'est également engagé à publier des auteurs féminins établis et nouveaux, y compris des œuvres de communautés autochtones et immigrées. Cependant, au début de son histoire, Fireweed n'a pas complètement adhéré à ce mandat. La plupart de ses premiers numéros ne contenaient que peu ou pas d'œuvres d'écrivains de couleur, de femmes autochtones ou d'immigrées. Cette exclusion a suscité des réactions négatives de la part de la communauté. En 1982, toutes les femmes sauf une ont démissionné du collectif original et un nouveau collectif de huit femmes a été formé. Ce collectif, qui comprend deux femmes de couleur, discute longuement de l'esthétique et du contenu de la revue. Entre le milieu et la fin des années 1980 et au-delà, Fireweed a commencé à aborder plus largement les questions de race, de classe et de sexualité. Plusieurs numéros thématiques ont donné la parole à des groupes minoritaires, notamment deux numéros sur les écrits de femmes asiatiques, Lesbiantics : un numéro pour et par les femmes lesbiennes, et un double numéro sur la classe. Bien qu'elle ait reçu des lettres sur certains sujets, thèmes et écrits, Fireweed n'a jamais compromis sa vision. La revue publie des œuvres de fiction, de la poésie, des critiques, des essais, des photographies et des dessins de femmes du monde entier. Le collectif a encouragé les femmes de tous horizons à soumettre leurs œuvres à la revue. Il voulait que les femmes expriment la façon dont elles étaient perçues dans la culture populaire. Il disposait d'un système éditorial complet qui impliquait un consensus de groupe lors de l'examen des soumissions.
Le collectif Fireweed souhaitait également encourager et soutenir les femmes dans la poursuite de l'écriture et d'autres arts. Il a participé en permanence au système de subventions Writer's Reserve du Conseil des arts de l'Ontario, ce qui lui a permis de recommander des financements à des écrivains pour des projets individuels. Leur travail continu avec la communauté artistique a permis de créer un festival annuel Fireweed, qui a présenté divers artistes et œuvres de la communauté féministe. La revue a également présenté les écrits d'un certain nombre d'artistes canadiens de renom, dont Margaret Atwood et Rina Fraticelli, la future directrice du Studio D de l'ONF. À l'instar de nombreuses autres publications, le système collectif n'a pas été entièrement efficace ou bénéfique pour la revue et a commencé à être mis à rude épreuve en 1983. Au milieu des années 1990, une nouvelle organisation a été mise en place pour mieux gérer la publication de la revue. Tout d'abord, un collectif éditorial de six membres était responsable de la direction éditoriale, en particulier du développement, de la sollicitation et de la sélection du contenu des numéros. Le collectif du personnel comprenait des coordinateurs pour les ventes et le marketing, les éditoriaux, la gestion du bureau et la conception de la revue elle-même. Enfin, le conseil d'administration, en tant qu'entité juridique, était responsable de l'ensemble des questions relatives à l'organisation et au personnel, ainsi que de toutes les questions fiscales.
Fireweed a été publié de 1978 à 2002, avec un dernier numéro double sur les femmes, la race et la résistance à la guerre. L'ISSN du trimestriel est 0706-3857.

Forsey, Helen

Canada
Person
1945-

Helen Forsey was born in Ottawa, Ontario. In 1966 she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, at McGill University. She married, in 1969, and later had two children.

Helen Forsey began her career in international development, implementing and organizing educational, agricultural, and health projects with organizations such as Cuso International, The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and Oxfam Canada. She worked at local levels, in Canada, as well as implementing and organizing projects in South America, Jamaica, and Ghana.

Helen Forsey credits both her personal experiences and her involvement with the Aylmer Women’s Coalition, in 1975, with igniting her early feminist activism. For the next several decades, she would facilitate women’s rights through her writing and research work as well as through program planning and administration.

Through both her professional contributions and volunteer work, Helen Forsey furthered causes such as opposition to violence against women, social justice, ecofeminism, disarmament, opposition to homophobia, and anti-sexism. Her many initiatives included co-founding Women’s Action for and co-founding the Women and Food Production international conference, in 1984. In 1979, she led a successful campaign to have sexist and violent advertising removed from the Ottawa bus system.

She contributed to numerous feminist organizations such as Interval House, the Ottawa Women’s Centre, the Project Committee of MATCH International, and Women for the Survival of Agriculture. Her columns, articles, and letters to the editor were published both locally and nationally, in magazines and newspapers such as “Canadian Forum,” “Herstory,” “This Magazine,” “Upstream” “Herizons,” and the “Kingston Whig Standard,” providing meaningful feminist analysis of contemporary issues.

She led and participated in ecofeminist talks and workshops in grassroot and academic settings as well as working as research associate for Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia, from 1993-1994. Helen Forsey has researched and written about environmental, political, feminist, and Indigenous issues, including writing works such as “Unsettling Mixture An Activist’s Writings,” (2019) and “A People’s Senate for Canada: Not a Pipe Dream!” (2015).

She resides both in the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, and in Algonquin Territory, Ontario.
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Helen Forsey est née à Ottawa, en Ontario. En 1966, elle obtient une licence en agriculture à l'université McGill. Elle s'est mariée en 1969 et a eu deux enfants.

Helen Forsey a commencé sa carrière dans le développement international, en mettant en œuvre et en organisant des projets éducatifs, agricoles et sanitaires avec des organisations telles que Cuso International, l'Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI) et Oxfam Canada. Elle a travaillé au niveau local, au Canada, et a mis en œuvre et organisé des projets en Amérique du Sud, en Jamaïque et au Ghana.

Helen Forsey attribue à ses expériences personnelles et à sa participation à la Coalition des femmes d'Aylmer, en 1975, l'origine de son militantisme féministe. Au cours des décennies suivantes, elle a contribué à la défense des droits des femmes par ses écrits et ses travaux de recherche, ainsi que par la planification et l'administration de programmes.

Par ses contributions professionnelles et son travail bénévole, Helen Forsey a fait avancer des causes telles que l'opposition à la violence contre les femmes, la justice sociale, l'écoféminisme, le désarmement, l'opposition à l'homophobie et l'antisexisme. Parmi ses nombreuses initiatives, on peut citer la cofondation de Women's Action for et la cofondation de la conférence internationale Women and Food Production, en 1984. En 1979, elle a mené avec succès une campagne visant à faire retirer les publicités sexistes et violentes du réseau de bus d'Ottawa.

Elle a contribué à de nombreuses organisations féministes telles que Interval House, le Centre des femmes d'Ottawa, le comité de projet de MATCH International et Women for the Survival of Agriculture. Ses chroniques, articles et lettres à la rédaction ont été publiés tant au niveau local que national, dans des magazines et journaux tels que "Canadian Forum", "Herstory", "This Magazine", "Upstream", "Herizons" et le "Kingston Whig Standard", fournissant une analyse féministe significative des questions contemporaines.

Elle a dirigé et participé à des conférences et des ateliers écoféministes dans des contextes locaux et universitaires et a travaillé comme associée de recherche pour l'Institut Simone de Beauvoir, à Concordia, de 1993 à 1994. Helen Forsey a mené des recherches et écrit sur des questions environnementales, politiques, féministes et autochtones, notamment dans des ouvrages tels que "Unsettling Mixture An Activist's Writings" (2019) et "A People's Senate for Canada : Not a Pipe Dream !" (2015).

Elle réside à la fois dans la presqu'île d'Avalon, à Terre-Neuve, et dans le territoire algonquin, en Ontario.

Frajkor, Ján Juraj (George)

Person
1934-

Ján Juraj (George) Frajkor was born in Montréal, Québec on February 8th, 1934. He is the son of Ján Frajkor and Mária Onderik, Slovak immigrants from the village of Juskova Voľa in Zemplín, Slovakia. In 1961, he earned a degree in English and Economics at Concordia University in Montréal, Québec. Afterwards, he completed further studies in various subjects including biology, organic chemistry, botany and East European studies at McGill University, the University of Montréal, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa.

From 1972 to 1999, Ján Juraj (George) Frajkor was a professor of journalism at Carleton University, a subject he also taught at Comenius University in Bratislava. In addition to his work as a professor, he worked as a reporter and editor at various news agencies such as the Penticton B.C. Herald, the Canadian Press News Agency and the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC). From 1999 to January 2011, Ján Juraj (George) Frajkor was also the Executive Director of Frajkor Enterprise.

A great supporter of the Canadian Slovak community, Ján Juraj (George) Frajkor has devoted his time and effort to various organizations. A member of the Canadian Slovak League (CSL) since the age of two, he has been its recording secretary and, from 2004 to 2007, its national president. He was also involved in the Slovak Canadian National Council (SCNC) and the Slovak World Congress (SWC). In addition to his work in various Slovak organization, Ján Juraj (George) has also published the newsletter "Slovotta" and was the chairman of the editorial committee of the newspaper "Kanadský Slovak," where he still publishes articles to this day.

Freeman, Barbara M.

Person

Barbara M. Freeman holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree and a Master of Arts in Canadian Studies from Carleton University. She graduated with a Ph.D. in History from Concordia University in Montreal. She began teaching at Carleton University in Ottawa in 1980 after a career in broadcast journalism. As an adjunct research professor of journalism at Carleton University, her key research areas were communications history, and gender and diversity issues in the media in the School of Journalism and Communication. She is the author of Beyond Bylines: Media Workers and Women’s Rights in Canada (2011), The Satellite Sex: The Media and Women’s Issues in English Canada, 1966-1971 (2001), and of Kit’s Kingdom: the Journalism of Kathleen Blake Colema (1989). In these essays, she examines historical cases of women who worked in print and broadcast media and were committed activists as well. Her case studies illustrate how the language and foci of women’s rights have changed from the late 19th century until the year 2000 as her subjects sought equality in education, suffrage, fair employment practices, reproductive and sexual freedom, and the rights of indigenous women. She has also published articles in several anthologies and journals. She is a founding and executive member of the Media and Communication History Committee and a member of the Canadian Committee on Women’s History.
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Barbara M. Freeman est titulaire d'une licence en journalisme et d'un master en études canadiennes de l'université Carleton. Elle a obtenu un doctorat en histoire à l'université Concordia de Montréal. Elle a commencé à enseigner à l'université Carleton à Ottawa en 1980 après une carrière dans le journalisme de radiodiffusion. En tant que professeure adjointe de journalisme à l'université Carleton, ses principaux domaines de recherche étaient l'histoire de la communication et les questions de genre et de diversité dans les médias au sein de l'école de journalisme et de communication. Elle est l'autrice de Beyond Bylines : Media Workers and Women's Rights in Canada (2011), The Satellite Sex : The Media and Women's Issues in English Canada, 1966-1971 (2001), et de Kit's Kingdom : the Journalism of Kathleen Blake Colema (1989). Dans ses essais, elle examine des cas historiques de femmes qui travaillaient dans la presse écrite et audiovisuelle et qui étaient également des militantes engagées. Ses études de cas illustrent la manière dont le langage et les priorités des droits des femmes ont évolué entre la fin du XIXe siècle et l'an 2000, alors que ses sujets recherchaient l'égalité dans l'éducation, le suffrage, des pratiques d'emploi équitables, la liberté sexuelle et reproductive, et les droits des femmes indigènes. Elle a également publié des articles dans plusieurs anthologies et revues. Elle est membre fondatrice et exécutive du Comité d'histoire des médias et de la communication et membre du Comité canadien d'histoire des femmes.

Frize, Monique

Person
1942-

Monique Frize, née Aubry (1942 - ), is a Canadian researcher and engineer in the biomedical field. She was the first women to study engineering at the University of Ottawa and graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Electrical Engineering) in 1966. She received an Athlone Fellowship and completed a Master’s in Philosophy in Electrical Engineering (Engineering in Medicine) at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London (United Kingdom), a Master’s of Business Administration at the University of Moncton (New Brunswick), and a doctorate from Erasmus Universiteit in Rotterdam (The Netherlands).

Monique Frize worked as a clinical engineer for 18 years. She started her career at the Hôpital Notre-Dame in Montreal. In 1979, she was appointed Director of the Regional Clinical Engineering Service in Moncton (New Brunswick) and became the first Chair of the Division of Clinical Engineering for the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) in 1985. In 1989, she was appointed the first holder of the national Northern Telecom/NSERC Chair for women in engineering at the University of New Brunswick, and professor in the Electrical department. In 1990, she was named chair of the Canadian Committee for Women in Engineering (CCWE). In 1997, she joined Carleton University, as a Professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, and the University of Ottawa, as a Professor in the School of Information Technology and Engineering. She also held the Ontario NSERC/Nortel Chair for women in science and engineering. She is a founding member of International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) and was its president between 2002 and 2008. In 2007, she founded INWES Education and Research Institute (ERI), now the Canadian Institute for Women in Engineering and Sciences (CIWES) and served as president until 2022.

As a biomedical engineer, Monique Frize is knowledgeable in medical instruments and decision support systems. She developed a software program to predict complications in premature babies and perfected a technique that uses an infrared camera to detect the presence of arthritis. Throughout her career, she has been active in promoting women in leadership roles in science and engineering. As a role model for women engineers, she taught, conducted research, and lead campaigns to encourage young women to pursue careers in engineering. She is the author of more than 200 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and proceedings. She has published several books such as The Bold and the Brave: A history of women in science and engineering (2009), Laura Bassi and Science in 18th Century Europe (2013), Ethics for Bioengineers (2011), and Health Care Engineering Parts I and II (2013). She has received many honours and awards including honorary doctorates from several Canadian Universities. She was inducted as Officer of the Order of Canada in 1993.
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Monique Frize, née Aubry (1942 - ), est une chercheuse et ingénieure canadienne dans le domaine biomédical. Elle a été la première femme à étudier l'ingénierie à l'université d'Ottawa et a obtenu une licence en sciences appliquées (génie électrique) en 1966. Elle a reçu une bourse Athlone et a obtenu une maîtrise en philosophie en génie électrique (ingénierie en médecine) à l'Imperial College of Science and Technology de Londres (Royaume-Uni), une maîtrise en administration des affaires à l'Université de Moncton (Nouveau-Brunswick) et un doctorat à l'Erasmus Universiteit de Rotterdam (Pays-Bas).

Monique Frize a travaillé comme ingénieur clinicien pendant 18 ans. Elle a commencé sa carrière à l'hôpital Notre-Dame de Montréal. En 1979, elle est nommée directrice du service régional d'ingénierie clinique à Moncton (Nouveau-Brunswick) et devient la première présidente de la division d'ingénierie clinique de la Fédération internationale d'ingénierie médicale et biologique (IFMBE) en 1985. En 1989, elle est nommée première titulaire de la chaire nationale Northern Telecom/NSERC pour les femmes en ingénierie à l'Université du Nouveau-Brunswick, et professeur au département d'électricité. En 1990, elle est nommée présidente du Comité canadien des femmes en ingénierie (CCWE). En 1997, elle a rejoint l'université Carleton en tant que professeur au département d'ingénierie des systèmes et de l'informatique, et l'université d'Ottawa en tant que professeur à l'école de technologie et d'ingénierie de l'information. Elle a également été titulaire de la chaire CRSNG/Nortel de l'Ontario pour les femmes en sciences et en ingénierie. Elle est membre fondateur de l'International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES), dont elle a été présidente entre 2002 et 2008. En 2007, elle a fondé l'Institut d'éducation et de recherche (ERI) d'INWES, (maintenant l'Institut canadienne pour les femmes en ingénerie et sciences) et en a été la présidente jusqu'en 2022.

En tant qu'ingénieur biomédical, Monique Frize connaît bien les instruments médicaux et les systèmes d'aide à la décision. Elle a développé un logiciel permettant de prédire les complications chez les prématurés et a mis au point une technique utilisant une caméra infrarouge pour détecter la présence d'arthrite. Tout au long de sa carrière, elle s'est employée à promouvoir les femmes dans des rôles de direction en sciences et en ingénierie. En tant que modèle pour les femmes ingénieurs, elle a enseigné, mené des recherches et mené des campagnes pour encourager les jeunes femmes à poursuivre des carrières dans l'ingénierie. Elle est l'auteur de plus de 200 articles scientifiques publiés dans des revues et des actes de congrès évalués par des pairs. Elle a publié plusieurs ouvrages tels que The Bold and the Brave : A history of women in science and engineering (2009), Laura Bassi and Science in 18th Century Europe (2013), Ethics for Bioengineers (2011) et Health Care Engineering Parts I and II (2013). Elle a reçu de nombreuses distinctions et récompenses, notamment des doctorats honorifiques de plusieurs universités canadiennes. Elle a été intronisée Officier de l'Ordre du Canada en 1993.

Fulford, Margaret

Person
1960-

"Margaret Fulford worked at Canadian Women's Movement Archives, the Music Library of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Toronto Reference Library, and the Canadian Health Network. She edited The Canadian Women’s Movement, 1960-1990: A Guide to Archival Resources (1992). She co-developed the subject thesaurus of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (2001). She was Faculty Librarian at U of T’s Dental Library and currently is the University College Librarian at the University of Toronto.
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Margaret Fulford a travaillé aux Archives du Mouvement canadien des femmes, à la Bibliothèque musicale de la Société Radio-Canada, à la Bibliothèque de référence de Toronto et au Réseau canadien de la santé. Elle a édité The Canadian Women's Movement, 1960-1990 : A Guide to Archival Resources (1992). Elle a codéveloppé le thésaurus thématique du Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (2001). Elle a été bibliothécaire de la faculté à la bibliothèque dentaire de l'université de Toronto et est actuellement bibliothécaire du collège universitaire de l'université de Toronto."

Gammon, Carolyn

Person
1959-

Carolyn Gammon is an author and activist, who was born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Her parents, Frances (Firth) Gammon and Donald Gammon were co-founders of The Fiddlehead magazine at the University of New Brunswick. She completed her MA in Literature and Creative Writing at Concordia University. She challenged the nomenclature of degree title, claiming a “Master” title was sexist. She garnered national attention and her graduation in 1994 was covered by CBC TV and she received the “Guinea Pig Award” for the most innovative contribution to Concordia University life. She was also the founder of the Lesbian Studies Coalition of Concordia in Montreal. She worked to link the struggle against heterosexism and lesbophobia.
She wrote “The Perfect Guest” dedicated to the fourteen women killed in the Montreal Massacre. She published her first book of poetry “Lesbians Ignited” in 1992. The book has become a classic in Canadian lesbian literature. In 1992, she was invited to Berlin as an author and continued to live in Germany. Carolyn Gammon’s poetry, prose, and essays have appeared in anthologies throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe. In many readings and performances on three continents over three decades, she has presented her work in a political, humorous and engaging style.
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Carolyn Gammon est une auteure et une militante qui est née et a grandi à Fredericton, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Ses parents, Frances (Firth) Gammon et Donald Gammon, étaient cofondateurs du magazine The Fiddlehead à l'université du Nouveau-Brunswick. Elle a obtenu une maîtrise en littérature et en création littéraire à l'Université Concordia. Elle a contesté la nomenclature des titres de diplômes, affirmant que le titre de "Master" était sexiste. Elle a attiré l'attention nationale et sa remise de diplôme en 1994 a été couverte par la chaîne de télévision CBC. Elle a reçu le "Guinea Pig Award" pour la contribution la plus innovante à la vie de l'université Concordia. Elle a également fondé la Lesbian Studies Coalition of Concordia à Montréal. Elle s'est efforcée de lier la lutte contre l'hétérosexisme et la lesbophobie.
Elle a écrit "The Perfect Guest", dédié aux quatorze femmes tuées lors du massacre de Montréal. Elle a publié son premier recueil de poèmes "Lesbians Ignited" en 1992. Ce livre est devenu un classique de la littérature lesbienne canadienne. En 1992, elle a été invitée à Berlin en tant qu'auteure et a continué à vivre en Allemagne. La poésie, la prose et les essais de Carolyn Gammon ont été publiés dans des anthologies au Canada, aux États-Unis et en Europe. Lors de nombreuses lectures et représentations sur trois continents au cours de trois décennies, elle a présenté son travail dans un style politique, humoristique et engageant.

Gellman, Steven

Person
1947-

Steven Gellman is a Canadian composer, pianist, and former professor of composition and theory at the University of Ottawa. Gellman was born in Toronto (1947) where he began studying piano and composition at an early age under the instruction of Dr. Samuel Dolin. He appeared frequently as a pianist and composer throughout his teens. At the age of 16, he appeared as a soloist with the CBC Symphony Orchestra in a performance of his own composition Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Gellman won the International BMI award in 1964, making him the first Canadian to be awarded the accolade.
Gellman studied at Juilliard in New York City under Vincent Persichetti, Luciano Berio and Roger Sessions from 1965 to 1968. He attended the Aspen Music Festival and School during the summers of 1965 and 1966 as a student of Darius Milhaud. In 1973, Gellman entered the Paris Conservatory where he studied with Olivier Messiaen from 1973 to 1976. During his time at the Conservatory, Gellman was awarded the Premier Prix. In 1970, Gellman’s piece Mythos for flute and string quartet won the UNESCO prize for the best work by a composer under the age of 25. In 1975, Gellman’s work Chori was premiered by the Toronto Symphony.
Gellman returned to Canada in 1976 and began teaching composition and theory at the University of Ottawa. He composed several pieces in the late 70s, notably Poème for Angela Hewitt; Wind Music, commissioned by the Canadian Brass; and Deux Tapisseries, commissioned by the French Government in honor of Olivier Messiaen’s 70th birthday in 1978.
Gellman received two commission from the Toronto Symphony in the 80s. The overture Awakening was premiered in 1983, and was featured during Toronto Symphony’s European tour of 1983. The second commission resulted in a five movement work for orchestra featuring the synthesizers of the Canadian Electronic Ensemble as soloists. The work was premiered in 1986, and was performed throughout Canada. Shortly after, Gellman received a commission from Jon Kimura Parker, which led to the composition Keyboard Triptych for Piano and Synthesizer. Gellman was named the Canada Council Composer of the Year in 1987.
Gellman became an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa in 1984 and was promoted to Full Professor in 1994. While teaching, Gellman continued to compose many works that have been performed throughout Canada and internationally, by ensembles such as the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Musica Camerata, Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ), the Ottawa Symphony, and the Gryphon Trio. Gellman retired from his position at the University of Ottawa in 2011 as Professor Emeritus. His most recent work was completed in 2014.
Prior to his position at the University, Gellman travelled extensively throughout the world. In addition to his studies abroad, he spent time in places such as New Zealand, the Middle East, Greece, India, South Africa, Morocco, and Europe. In his early 20s, Gellman married Cheryl, a visual artist, with whom he had two children, Dana and Misha. Gellman remains a resident of Ottawa.

Gilchrist, Madeleine

Person
1942-

Madeleine Gilchrist was born in Switzerland in 1942. She is married with two children and speaks French and English. She graduated as a Registered Nurse (RN) in 1964 in Switzerland. Madeleine moved to Toronto with her Canadian husband in 1968 where she worked as a part-time nurse at the Women’s College Hospital in downtown Toronto. In 1989, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Women’s Studies from York University in Toronto.
Throughout her life, Madeleine has been a feminist and peace activist. She was part of many feminist committees and organizations, including Women for Political Action (WPA), National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC), Voice of Women (VOW), Women for Mutual Security (WMS), Réseau des femmes de l’Ontario, and Féminin-pluriel.
Between 1986 and 2002, Madeleine was heavily involved on the international scene. As a representative for VOW and WMS, she lobbied for peace and disarmament at the United Nation’s Disarmament Session in Geneva, at North-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, at the Warsaw Pact Alliance meeting of foreign ministers in Sofia, Bulgaria, and at the United States’ Senate in Washington. She also lobbied at the UN in New York for a woman Secretary General.
Before the Gulf War, Madeleine was the communication link for the delegation of women in Baghdad. In 2000, she participated in a fact-finding mission in Baghdad with a group of international NGOs concerning the sanctions imposed by the United Nations, the United States, and England.
Madeleine was part of a mediation group meeting with women in areas of conflict, including Israel, Palestine, Greece, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Serbia, and Cyprus. As part of VOW, Madeleine was actively involved in demonstrations, writing proposals, and giving talks related to the Balkan war. It culminated into her 1997 trip to Belgrade and Zagreb to meet women on both sides of the conflict. On a personal level, Madeleine corresponded with an Israeli female journalist imprisoned in Israel in 1988.
Between 1993 and March 1995, Madeleine was part of the Canadian-Beijing Facilitating Committee and she was the NGO representative on the official Canadian delegation for the UN’s Fourth Women Conference in Beijing (1995). Following the Conference, she was a consultant and observer at a dialogue between Greek and Turkish women which became an organization called WINPEACE. In 2000, Madeleine was involved as a mentor in Beijing+5 at the UN in New York during a session on the status of women.
Madeleine participated in many national and international conferences and workshops either as a coordinator, facilitator, or speaker, including at the First International Minoan Celebration of Partnership (FIMCOP) in Crete, Greece (1992), the Refugee & Displaced Women in Times of Conflict: International NGO Dialogue in Athens (1994), the International Court of Justice World Court Project in the Hague (1995), and the Situation of Women Fourth Canadian Conference on International Health in Ottawa (1997).
In 1995, Madeleine received the Muriel Duckworth Award from the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW). In early 2000, she was awarded the Women’s College Hospital Award for Outstanding Nurse. She also received Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee medal in 2012.
Madeleine is now living in Toronto where she continues her activities as a mentor.
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Madeleine Gilchrist est née en Suisse en 1942. Elle est mariée et a deux enfants. Elle parle français et anglais. Elle a obtenu son diplôme d'infirmière diplômée en 1964 en Suisse. Madeleine s'est installée à Toronto avec son mari canadien en 1968, où elle a travaillé comme infirmière à temps partiel au Women's College Hospital, dans le centre-ville de Toronto. En 1989, elle a obtenu une licence en études féminines à l'université York de Toronto.
Tout au long de sa vie, Madeleine a été une militante féministe et pacifiste. Elle a fait partie de nombreux comités et organisations féministes, notamment Women for Political Action (WPA), National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC), Voice of Women (VOW), Women for Mutual Security (WMS), Réseau des femmes de l'Ontario et Féminin-pluriel.
Entre 1986 et 2002, Madeleine s'est fortement impliquée sur la scène internationale. En tant que représentante de la VOW et de la WMS, elle a fait pression en faveur de la paix et du désarmement lors de la session des Nations Unies sur le désarmement à Genève, au siège de l'Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord (OTAN) à Bruxelles, lors de la réunion des ministres des affaires étrangères de l'Alliance du Pacte de Varsovie à Sofia, en Bulgarie, et au Sénat des États-Unis à Washington. Elle a également fait pression sur les Nations unies à New York pour obtenir la nomination d'une femme au poste de secrétaire général.
Avant la guerre du Golfe, Madeleine était le lien de communication de la délégation de femmes à Bagdad. En 2000, elle a participé à une mission d'enquête à Bagdad avec un groupe d'ONG internationales concernant les sanctions imposées par les Nations unies, les États-Unis et l'Angleterre.
Madeleine a fait partie d'un groupe de médiation qui a rencontré des femmes dans des zones de conflit, notamment en Israël, en Palestine, en Grèce, en Turquie, en Azerbaïdjan, en Croatie, en Serbie et à Chypre. Dans le cadre de VOW, Madeleine a participé activement à des manifestations, à la rédaction de propositions et à des conférences sur la guerre des Balkans. Le point culminant a été son voyage de 1997 à Belgrade et à Zagreb pour rencontrer des femmes des deux côtés du conflit. Sur le plan personnel, Madeleine a correspondu avec une journaliste israélienne emprisonnée en Israël en 1988.
Entre 1993 et mars 1995, Madeleine a fait partie du comité de facilitation Canada-Beijing et a été la représentante des ONG au sein de la délégation canadienne officielle pour la quatrième conférence des Nations unies sur les femmes à Beijing (1995). Après la conférence, elle a été consultante et observatrice d'un dialogue entre des femmes grecques et turques qui est devenu une organisation appelée WINPEACE. En 2000, Madeleine a participé en tant que mentor à Pékin+5 à l'ONU à New York lors d'une session sur le statut des femmes.
Madeleine a participé à de nombreuses conférences et ateliers nationaux et internationaux en tant que coordinatrice, facilitatrice ou oratrice, notamment à la première célébration internationale du partenariat minoen (FIMCOP) en Crète, en Grèce (1992), à la conférence Refugee & Displaced Women in Times of Conflict : International NGO Dialogue à Athènes (1994), au World Court Project de la Cour internationale de justice à La Haye (1995) et à la quatrième conférence canadienne sur la santé internationale consacrée à la situation des femmes, à Ottawa (1997).
En 1995, Madeleine a reçu le prix Muriel Duckworth de l'Institut canadien de recherche sur les femmes (ICREF). Au début de l'année 2000, elle a reçu le Women's College Hospital Award for Outstanding Nurse. Elle a également reçu la médaille du jubilé de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II en 2012.
Madeleine vit aujourd'hui à Toronto où elle poursuit ses activités de mentor.

Gleiman family

Family
1893-

Dr. Lubomir Gleiman (1923-2006), son of Dr. Jan Gleiman and Anna Urbanek, was born in Trnava, Czechoslovakia (now in Slovakia), on May 21, 1923. His grandfather Ferko Urbanek had been a famous Slovak playwright and poet. During World War II and the Slovak National Uprising, Lubomir and his family were removed from their home, and he was forced to work in labour camps. In a particular occasion, he and his colleagues from medical school were made to march across Austria in a defensive measure against the allies. After being freed when the 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division liberated his camp, he became secretary at the displaced persons camp in Rauris (Austria). He became friends with the US Commander Al Hazzenzahl and Lt Gerald Evers. The latter gave him a letter of recommendation after the camp closed, which was invaluable to Lubomir during his subsequent months as a refugee.

Lubomir and his father later joined the movement to organize a resistance against the communists in Slovakia. They were also active participants in the attempts to resist the advances of communism and in the conservation of an independent democracy in their country. Father Tomislav Kolakovic (Father George), a Catholic priest who opposed communism, was among Lubomir’s anti-communist connections. In 1948, after the resistance movement failed, Lubomir and his family immigrated to Canada, where they worked in farms in the Glencoe/Alviston area. Later, they held several odd jobs to support themselves in Montreal. His father and his sisters Wanda and Zora worked in a chocolate factory while Lubomir was employed at various occupations, from janitor and hospital orderly to bookkeeper and graduate assistant. Despite their difficult life, Lubomir nevertheless managed to complete his bachelor’s degree in 1952 from the Thomas More Institute.

After earning his master’s degree in 1954 and PhD in philosophy in 1957, both from the University of Montreal, he moved to the United States, where he began his distinguished scholarly career. He was a professor of philosophy and political science until 1978 at Newton College of the Sacred Heart, which later became Boston College. In Boston College, Lubomir had been the Newton senior fellow in political science from 1975 to 1977. He was appointed professor of philosophy at Salve Regina University (Newport, RI) in 1978, where he taught until he retired at age 70. He continued his scholarly studies, however, even after his retirement. He was fluent in five languages, and wrote profusely. His writings included poetry, scholarly articles, essays and reviews. He also published two books: “Etudes D’Histoire Litteraire, Medieval Roots of Totalitarian Syndrome” and “Graham Green: Poet of Ambivalence and Transcendence.”

He married Nancy Waeber (1941-2018), one of his students, in 1963, and they had three children: Mary Melanie (Phelps), Cyril Gleiman, and Jan Kenneth Gleiman. Lubomir Gleiman died on May 22, 2006 at age 83.

Dr. Ján Gleiman (1893-1983) was born in Slovakia, on September 11, 1893. He served as a captain in the Austro-Hungarian army during WWI, but surrendered his unit to the Russians because they refused to fight against those they considered their “Slavic brothers”. He was then made a prisoner of war and was sent to Krasnojarsk. He learned to speak fluent Russian during this time.

Before World War II, Ján Gleiman had been a prominent lawyer, notary public and local judge in his country, and had enjoyed a comfortable upper middle class life with his family while living in Revuca, Banska Bystrica, Banovce, and Bratislava. He was also part of the Hlinka's Slovak People's Party, the Slovak right-wing nationalist party, and allegedly a confidant of Father Jozef Tiso, who was one of the party leaders and later president of the First Slovak Republic. Jan’s son Lubomir had been Tiso’s altar boy. Tiso was executed after World War II for having collaborated with Hitler and Nazism. With the advance of communism in Slovakia, Jan became worried that his political connections posed a threat to his and his family’s security, and so they sold their personal belongings and left Slovakia. They travelled throughout Europe before finally boarding a ship in Italy and immigrating to Canada in 1948.

The Gleiman family’s move to Canada after the war was not easy for any of them, but especially for Jan. Because of his age and poor knowledge of the English language, he was required to accept manual work in Canada as a condition for immigration, and could not be employed in his own field. According to his own diaries, he was very much dissatisfied with his new life and the difficulties he faced while trying to integrate in Canada. However, he continued to devote a lot of his time outside of working hours to intellectual activities such as reading and writing, mostly in relation to philosophy and politics. The family finally managed to save enough money to buy a house in the late 1950s, which had by then become Jan’s final goal in Canada. Ján died on March 13, 1983 in Montreal, at age 90.

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