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Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Ottawa (BWCPO)

  • Corporate body
  • 1933-
"The Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Ontario (BPWCO) was formed as a provincial wing of the Canadian Business and Professional Women's Clubs, itself a charter member of the International Federation. In 1933, the Business and Professional Women's Club of Ottawa (BPWCO), a local branch of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Ontario, was created. Membership to a local Business and Professional Women's Club allowed access to provincial, national and international membership.
In 1948, the Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Ontario (BPWCO) had its first annual provincial conference. It was headed by a board of directors who met before and after the annual meeting. An interim board meeting was held in the fall and the executive began to meet on a more regular basis. In Ontario, the local clubs were grouped in 12 regions, each comprising of a maximum of 12 clubs. Each individual club elected a regional advisor among its membership. Regional advisors acted as a liaison between the board of directors and other clubs, visited the clubs yearly, and encouraged the creation of additional clubs.
In 1970, the Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Ontario (BPWCO) went through a reorganization. Regions were disbanded and the number of districts was increased from four to seven. Changes were also added to the Board of Directors. The number of vice-presidents decreased from four to one and seven district directors were appointed.
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Ottawa and Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Ontario hosted various activities such as contests for career women and Business Women's Week. Both organizations were also involved in lobbying, the creation of scholarships, as well as the presentation of briefs and submissions to government commissions and the United Nations.
The objects of all clubs were quite similar: to encourage equal status for women in economic, civil and political life; to promote the interests of business and professional women; to encourage education and occupational training for girls and women; and to promote cooperation between professional and business women.
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Le Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Ontario (BPWCO) a été créé en tant qu'aile provinciale du Canadian Business and Professional Women's Clubs, lui-même membre fondateur de la Fédération internationale. En 1933, le Business and Professional Women's Club of Ottawa (BPWCO), branche locale du Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Ontario, est créé. L'adhésion à un Business and Professional Women's Club local permet de devenir membre au niveau provincial, national et international.
En 1948, le Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Ontario (BPWCO) tient sa première conférence provinciale annuelle. Elle est dirigée par un conseil d'administration qui se réunit avant et après l'assemblée annuelle. Une réunion intérimaire du conseil d'administration a lieu à l'automne et le comité exécutif commence à se réunir plus régulièrement. En Ontario, les clubs locaux sont regroupés en 12 régions, chacune comprenant un maximum de 12 clubs. Chaque club élit un conseiller régional parmi ses membres. Les conseillères régionales assurent la liaison entre le conseil d'administration et les autres clubs, rendent visite aux clubs chaque année et encouragent la création de nouveaux clubs.
En 1970, les Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Ontario (BPWCO) se réorganisent. Les régions sont dissoutes et le nombre de districts passe de quatre à sept. Des changements sont également apportés au conseil d'administration. Le nombre de vice-présidents est passé de quatre à un et sept directeurs de district ont été nommés.
Le Business and Professional Women's Club of Ottawa et le Business and Professional Women's Club of Ontario ont organisé diverses activités telles que des concours pour les femmes de carrière et la Semaine des femmes d'affaires. Les deux organisations participent également à des activités de lobbying, à la création de bourses d'études, ainsi qu'à la présentation de mémoires et de soumissions aux commissions gouvernementales et aux Nations Unies.
Les objectifs de tous les clubs sont assez similaires : encourager l'égalité de statut des femmes dans la vie économique, civile et politique ; promouvoir les intérêts des femmes d'affaires et des femmes professionnelles ; encourager l'éducation et la formation professionnelle des filles et des femmes ; et promouvoir la coopération entre les femmes professionnelles et les femmes d'affaires."

Canadian Slovak League (CSL)

  • Corporate body
  • 1932-

The Canadian Slovak League (CSL) was founded in December 1932 by Andrej Kučera, Juraj Rodoš and Pavol A. Sabo, representatives of the Winnipeg Branch of the Slovak League of America. The founding members of the CSL wanted to create an organization catering to the needs of Slovak-Canadians and sought to broaden the social and financial support to their members. In 1934, this organization received a “Dominion Charter” therefore making the CSL a fraternal benefit society. For the remainder of the 1930s, this organization continued to support Slovakia’s independence as promised by the Pittsburg Agreement. It also paid death benefits according to the size of its treasury to deceased members’ family. The Oshawa and Hamilton branches of the CSL established the First District of the Assembly followed by the first Slovak Day in Oshawa. Slovak Days in cities such as Toronto, Hamilton, Welland, Montréal and Windsor would soon follow.

In the 1940s, the CSL was involved in the Canadian war effort. Members purchased war bonds and participated in the war effort. The CSL donated an ambulance to the Red Cross. During these years, the CSL established its organ newspaper Kanadský Slovak, edited respectively by Štefan Hreha, Konštantin Čuleň, Štefan Reištetter, Andrej Brazda and Julius Behul. Upon World War II’s and the beginning of Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, the CSL sent a delegation to Ottawa to persuade the Canadian government to accept Slovak refugees fleeing the Communist regime, a situation intensified by the Pact of Warsaw in 1968.

In 1954, the CSL was reorganized as an insurance company. Members now had to pay monthly fees according to their age. Due to this new policy, membership dropped making this organization return to its previous role as a fraternal organization. Culturally, the CSL continued to support Slovak Halls where plays and Slovak folk dance groups performed culminating in a performance at Expo ’67. CSL members also sponsored radio shows and television programs.

With the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1989, the CSL demanded that a full Canadian diplomatic post be created in Bratislava. To this day, the CSL continues to help Slovak immigrants arriving in Canada and promotes Slovak culture and heritage with activities in various branches.

Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre

  • Corporate body
  • 1974-

In 1974, three women (Rosemary Billings, Gaby Van Heusen and Diane Williams) originally active in the Ottawa Women’s Centre had the idea of starting a crisis centre for victims of rape and sexual assault in the Ottawa-Hull area. A grant was secured to support the project, and on December 15th, 1974, the centre officially opened. The original goals of the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre were to 1) provide direct assistance to rape victims through a volunteer-operated crisis phone line, casework and accompaniment services, and group counselling 2) to educate the public toward a change in attitude and treatment of the issue of rape. Representatives of the centre spoke to high schools and other organizations to raise awareness as well as liaising with police stations and hospitals with the aim of working together to help victims of rape.

In 1976, the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre was comprised of four full-time staff and 40 volunteers. A board of directors made up of community members was established in early 1976 to provide support for a Demonstration Project grant submission to the Federal Government Health & Welfare department. Conflicts between the board and certain staff members ensued in 1976 and 1977 which threatened the success of the centre; internal conflicts occurred again in 1982. The Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre continues to operate in 2019 and has expanded to include three full time and eight part-time staff members, project staff, and approximately 50 volunteers who respond to the crisis line, provide education outreach, and sit on the board.
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En 1974, trois femmes (Rosemary Billings, Gaby Van Heusen et Diane Williams), actives à l'origine au Centre des femmes d'Ottawa, ont eu l'idée de créer un centre de crise pour les victimes de viols et d'agressions sexuelles dans la région d'Ottawa-Hull. Une subvention a été obtenue pour soutenir le projet et le 15 décembre 1974, le centre a officiellement ouvert ses portes. Les objectifs initiaux du Centre d'aide aux victimes de viol d'Ottawa étaient 1) de fournir une aide directe aux victimes de viol par le biais d'une ligne téléphonique d'urgence gérée par des bénévoles, de services d'accompagnement et de conseils de groupe 2) d'éduquer le public en vue d'un changement d'attitude et de traitement de la question du viol. Des représentants du centre se sont adressés à des écoles secondaires et à d'autres organisations pour les sensibiliser à la question. Ils ont également assuré la liaison avec les commissariats de police et les hôpitaux dans le but de travailler ensemble pour aider les victimes de viol.

En 1976, le Centre d'aide aux victimes de viol d'Ottawa comptait quatre employés à temps plein et 40 bénévoles. Un conseil d'administration composé de membres de la communauté a été mis en place au début de l'année 1976 afin de soutenir la demande de subvention d'un projet de démonstration auprès du ministère de la Santé et du Bien-être social du gouvernement fédéral. Des conflits entre le conseil d'administration et certains membres du personnel ont eu lieu en 1976 et 1977 et ont menacé le succès du centre ; des conflits internes se sont à nouveau produits en 1982. Le Centre d'aide aux victimes de viol d'Ottawa poursuit ses activités en 2019 et s'est agrandi pour inclure trois membres du personnel à temps plein et huit membres du personnel à temps partiel, le personnel du projet et environ 50 bénévoles qui répondent à la ligne d'écoute téléphonique, assurent la sensibilisation et siègent au conseil d'administration.

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.

Feminist Party of Canada

  • Corporate body
  • 1979-1982

The Feminist Party of Canada (FPC) developed during the feminist movement in response to a lack of representation of women in government and to the many injustices women and minorities continued to face. The party began on June 10, 1979 at an event held by a number of feminists at the Ontario Institute for the Study of Education (OISE), which attracted over 600 people. The event included readings and songs, as well as speeches delivered by Marg Evans, Angela Miles, Mary O'Brien and Laura Sabia.

The primary objective of the FPC was to have an impact on the political system by providing a feminist perspective, and in turn, tackle many of the neglected issues concerning women. The party quickly received attention from the media and was very active while it existed—holding events, sending out newsletters and flyers, communicating with politicians and fighting for official party status. Though the Feminist Party of Canada never became an official party, ending only three years after it began, the party influenced many women to become politically active and brought attention to numerous social, economic, political and educational issues affecting not only women, but all of society.
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Le Parti féministe du Canada (FPC) s'est développé au cours du mouvement féministe en réponse au manque de représentation des femmes au sein du gouvernement et aux nombreuses injustices auxquelles les femmes et les minorités continuent de faire face. Le parti a vu le jour le 10 juin 1979 lors d'une manifestation organisée par un certain nombre de féministes à l'Institut d'études pédagogiques de l'Ontario (OISE), qui a attiré plus de 600 personnes. L'événement comprenait des lectures et des chansons, ainsi que des discours prononcés par Marg Evans, Angela Miles, Mary O'Brien et Laura Sabia.

L'objectif premier du FPC était d'avoir un impact sur le système politique en apportant une perspective féministe et, par là même, de s'attaquer à de nombreuses questions négligées concernant les femmes. Le parti a rapidement attiré l'attention des médias et a été très actif pendant son existence : il a organisé des événements, envoyé des bulletins et des dépliants, communiqué avec les politiciens et lutté pour obtenir le statut de parti officiel. Bien que le Parti féministe du Canada ne soit jamais devenu un parti officiel et qu'il ait pris fin trois ans seulement après sa création, il a incité de nombreuses femmes à devenir politiquement actives et a attiré l'attention sur de nombreux problèmes sociaux, économiques, politiques et éducatifs qui touchent non seulement les femmes, mais aussi l'ensemble de la société.

Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women

  • Corporate body
  • 1973-1995

The Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women (CACSW) was established by the federal government of Canada on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women (RCSW) in 1973. The primary purpose of its creation was to educate the public and make an impact on the issues and concerns facing Canadian women, including: access to employment in male dominated professions, equal pay, female reproduction rights, child care, representation in government, constitutional reform, health care, sexual assault, violence against women, and more.

The CACSW was comprised of one president, two vice presidents, fifteen regionally representative members working part-time, and approximately thirty office staff members. After years of providing publications on women's research and helping to reform the constitution, the CACSW was eventually dismantled on April 1, 1995.
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Le Conseil consultatif canadien sur le statut de la femme (CCCSF) a été créé par le gouvernement fédéral du Canada sur recommandation de la Commission royale d'enquête sur le statut de la femme (CRESF) en 1973. Le but premier de sa création était d'éduquer le public et d'avoir un impact sur les questions et les préoccupations des femmes canadiennes, notamment : l'accès à l'emploi dans les professions dominées par les hommes, l'égalité des salaires, les droits de reproduction des femmes, la garde des enfants, la représentation au gouvernement, la réforme constitutionnelle, les soins de santé, les agressions sexuelles, la violence à l'égard des femmes, et plus encore.

Le CACSW était composé d'un président, de deux vice-présidents, de quinze membres représentant les régions et travaillant à temps partiel, et d'environ trente membres du personnel de bureau. Après des années de publications sur la recherche sur les femmes et d'aide à la réforme de la constitution, le CACSW a finalement été démantelé le 1er avril 1995.

Bray, Arthur

  • Person
  • 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.

Nemiroff, Greta Hofmann

  • Person
  • 1937-

Greta Hofmann Nemiroff is a writer, educator, and coordinator of Women’s Studies programs. She was born in 1937 in Montreal. Her parents emigrated from Vienna, Austria to Canada in 1930. She obtained her B.A. in English Literature in 1958 from McGill University, and an M.A. in English Literature from Boston University in 1961.

In 1970/1971, Greta and Christine Allen Garside (later Sister Prudence Allen) taught the first university level Women’s Studies course offered in Canada, “The Nature of Woman” at Sir George Williams University in the Philosophy Department. Between 1970 and 1973 she was a member of the founding group that established Vanier college, taught English and Humanities at Vanier College and served as the Chair of the English and Creative Arts Departments. She began teaching English and Humanities at the New School at Dawson College in 1973, and served intermittently as the New School Coordinator, 1975-1991. Greta was a founding member of the Simone de Beauvoir Institute at Concordia University, where she was also a tutor, President of the Assembly in 1978-1979, and an editor of the first Simone de Beauvoir Institute Bulletin in 1979.

In 1990, Greta obtained an M.A. with great distinction in Philosophy of Education, from McGill University. Between 1991 and 1996, she was the federally appointed joint chair of Women’s Studies programs at Ottawa University and Carleton University. She returned to teaching at Dawson College in 1996 and was appointed the Coordinator of Creative Arts, Language and Literature, 1999-2013, as well as the Coordinator of Women’s Studies, 1996-2015.

Throughout her career, Greta was involved with several committees, organizations, as well as grant projects relating to education and feminism, including but not limited to: Board member for Québec, project manager at the Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW); president-elect at the Canadian Women Studies Association (CWSA), 1991-1992; and, when its headquarters moved to Montreal between 1999 and 2004, president of the Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI), an international non-governmental organization with which she had been involved as member, treasurer and secretary since its inception in 1986. In recognition of her contributions to research on women, she was awarded Honourary Life Membership at the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) in 1996.

She retired in June 2015.

Greta is the author of numerous non-fiction and fiction works, editor of several publications, and a regular contributor to several periodicals.
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Greta Hofmann Nemiroff est écrivaine, éducatrice et coordinatrice de programmes d'études féminines. Elle est née en 1937 à Montréal. Ses parents ont émigré de Vienne (Autriche) au Canada en 1930. Elle a obtenu une licence en littérature anglaise en 1958 à l'université McGill et une maîtrise en littérature anglaise à l'université de Boston en 1961.
En 1970/1971, Greta et Christine Allen Garside (plus tard Sœur Prudence Allen) ont enseigné le premier cours universitaire d'études féminines proposé au Canada, ""The Nature of Woman"" (La nature de la femme), à l'université Sir George Williams, au département de philosophie. Entre 1970 et 1973, elle a fait partie du groupe fondateur du collège Vanier, a enseigné l'anglais et les sciences humaines au collège Vanier et a été présidente des départements d'anglais et d'arts créatifs. En 1973, elle a commencé à enseigner l'anglais et les sciences humaines à la New School du Dawson College et a été, par intermittence, coordinatrice de la New School, de 1975 à 1991. Greta est également un membre fondateur de l'Institut Simone de Beauvoir de l'Université Concordia, où elle a été tutrice, présidente de l'assemblée en 1978-1979 et rédactrice du premier Bulletin de l'Institut Simone de Beauvoir en 1979.

En 1990, Greta a obtenu une maîtrise avec grande distinction en philosophie de l'éducation à l'Université McGill. Entre 1991 et 1996, elle a été nommée par le gouvernement fédéral présidente conjointe des programmes d'études féminines à l'Université d'Ottawa et à l'Université de Carleton. Elle est retournée enseigner au Collège Dawson en 1996 et a été nommée coordonnatrice des arts créatifs, de la langue et de la littérature, de 1999 à 2013, ainsi que coordonnatrice des études féminines, de 1996 à 2015.
Tout au long de sa carrière, Greta a participé à plusieurs comités, organisations et projets de subventions liés à l'éducation et au féminisme : Membre du conseil d'administration pour le Québec, gestionnaire de projet au Congrès canadien des occasions d'apprentissage pour les femmes (CCLOW) ; présidente élue de l'Association canadienne des études féminines (ACEF), 1991-1992 ; et, lorsque son siège social a déménagé à Montréal entre 1999 et 2004, présidente du Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI), une organisation internationale non gouvernementale avec laquelle elle a été impliquée en tant que membre, trésorière et secrétaire depuis sa création en 1986. En reconnaissance de sa contribution à la recherche sur les femmes, elle a été nommée membre honoraire à vie de l'Institut canadien de recherches sur les femmes (ICREF) en 1996.

Elle a pris sa retraite en juin 2015.

Greta est l'auteur de nombreux ouvrages de fiction et de non-fiction, rédactrice en chef de plusieurs publications et collaboratrice régulière de plusieurs périodiques.

Canadian Association for Social Work Education

  • Corporate body
  • 1967-
Founded in 1967, the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE-ACFTS) is a national not-for-profit association with a social justice focus that promotes excellence in social work education, scholarship and practice.
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Fondée en 1967, l'Association canadienne pour la formation en travail social (CASWE-ACFTS) est une association nationale à but non lucratif axée sur la justice sociale qui promeut l'excellence dans la formation, l'étude et la pratique du travail social.

Greenberg, Shirley E.

  • Person
  • 1931-2022

Shirley Elizabeth (E.) Greenberg (née Schnell) was born to George Schnell and Elizabeth Bertha Schnell in 1931, in Ottawa, Ontario. In 1959 she was married to Irving Greenberg (1928-1991); she had three children.

Throughout her law studies and professional practice, Shirley E. Greenberg worked for women’s legal equality through advocacy, philanthropy and education.

In the early 1970s, Greenberg was inspired by second-wave feminism to pursue a law degree with the University of Ottawa. She attended law school as a mature, married student and as a mother of three. From March 14-16, 1974, she attended the founding conference of the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL).

Working with the University of Ottawa’s NAWL chapter, Shirley E. Greenberg helped administer the organization’s 1975 summer project, delivering programs that raised awareness of the impact of legal inequities on women’s lives.

She also conducted research and wrote extensively about legal topics affecting women, such as child custody, family law, pensions, and unemployment insurance. She wrote for such feminist publications as “Upstream.”

Shirley E. Greenberg helped found the Ottawa Women’s Centre Association—a vital resource for community women. She also volunteered with Ottawa’s Rape Crisis Centre and Interval House.

After graduating from law school in 1976, Shirley E. Greenberg co-founded Ottawa’s first all-female law practice, in 1978. The law practice hosted women articling students, helping women establish law careers in male-dominated spaces. She was awarded an honourary doctorate from the University of Ottawa in 2003.

Shirley E. Greenberg also became a noted philanthropist. In 2005, she endowed the Shirley E. Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession in the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law, designated for feminist law faculty members. She established the Shirley E. Greenberg Women's Health Centre at the Ottawa Hospital’s Riverside campus, in 2005. In 2013 she funded the Shirley E. Greenberg Breast Cancer Imaging Suite at the Queensway Carleton Hospital. She also established the Shirley E. Greenberg Resource Centre for Women at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre.

In 2014, Shirley E. Greenberg was awarded the Outstanding Individual Philanthropist honour by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), in 2014. She was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2009 and awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, in 2012.

Shirley E. Greenberg died in 2022.
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Shirley Elizabeth (E.) Greenberg (née Schnell) est née de George Schnell et Elizabeth Bertha Schnell en 1931, à Ottawa, Ontario. En 1959, elle épouse Irving Greenberg (1928-1991) ; elle a trois enfants.

Tout au long de ses études de droit et de sa pratique professionnelle, Shirley E. Greenberg a œuvré en faveur de l'égalité juridique des femmes par le biais de la défense des droits, de la philanthropie et de l'éducation.

Au début des années 1970, Mme Greenberg a été inspirée par le féminisme de la deuxième vague et a décidé de poursuivre des études de droit à l'Université d'Ottawa. Elle a suivi les cours de la faculté de droit en tant qu'étudiante mûre, mariée et mère de trois enfants. Du 14 au 16 mars 1974, elle assiste à la conférence fondatrice de l'Association nationale de la femme et du droit (ANFD).

En collaboration avec la section de l'ANFD de l'Université d'Ottawa, Shirley E. Greenberg a participé à l'administration du projet d'été 1975 de l'organisation, en proposant des programmes de sensibilisation à l'impact des inégalités juridiques sur la vie des femmes.

Elle a également mené des recherches et écrit de nombreux articles sur des sujets juridiques touchant les femmes, tels que la garde des enfants, le droit de la famille, les pensions et l'assurance chômage. Elle a écrit pour des publications féministes telles que "Upstream".

Shirley E. Greenberg a participé à la fondation de l'Association du Centre des femmes d'Ottawa, une ressource vitale pour les femmes de la communauté. Elle a également été bénévole au Centre d'aide aux victimes de viols d'Ottawa et à Interval House.

Après avoir obtenu son diplôme de droit en 1976, Shirley E. Greenberg a cofondé en 1978 le premier cabinet d'avocats entièrement féminin d'Ottawa. Le cabinet accueille des femmes stagiaires, aidant ainsi les femmes à faire carrière dans le domaine du droit dans des espaces dominés par les hommes. Elle a reçu un doctorat honorifique de l'Université d'Ottawa en 2003.

Shirley E. Greenberg est également devenue une philanthrope reconnue. En 2005, elle a créé la Chaire Shirley E. Greenberg pour les femmes et la profession juridique au sein de la Section de common law de la Faculté de droit, destinée aux membres féministes de la faculté de droit. En 2005, elle a créé le Centre de santé des femmes Shirley E. Greenberg au campus Riverside de l'Hôpital d'Ottawa. En 2013, elle a financé le Shirley E. Greenberg Breast Cancer Imaging Suite à l'hôpital Queensway Carleton. Elle a également créé le Centre de ressources Shirley E. Greenberg pour les femmes au Centre de santé mentale Royal Ottawa.

En 2014, l'Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) a décerné à Shirley E. Greenberg le prix Outstanding Individual Philanthropist. Elle a été nommée membre de l'Ordre du Canada en 2009 et a reçu la Médaille du jubilé de diamant de la Reine Elizabeth II en 2012.

Shirley E. Greenberg est décédée en 2022.

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