Beadle, Gert

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Gert Beadle was born in 1915 and grew up in a farming community outside of Fort Frances, Ontario where she ran the general store & post office. In 1952 she moved with her husband Ralf, to Thunder Bay, Ontario where she was a nurse and became active in the women's movement. She helped establish the Women’s Crisis Homes Incorporated, which grew to include a women’s centre, a rape crisis line, a women’s health collective, a women’s credit union, and a feminist newspaper. She was also a board member of the Thunder Bay Women's Centre and a founding member of the Northern Women's Credit Union. She was also the first president of Crisis Homes Inc. '76, an organization providing support services to battered women. In 1985 she moved to Kelowna, BC where she spent the rest of her life. Member of the collective Northern Woman's Journal, she has published many articles and two volumes of poetry and an essay: Salt and Yeast, Selected Poems (1977), Rising: selected poems (1980) and The resisting spirit (1984). The Kelowna Women’s resources Centre created the Gert Beadle Award in her memory. This award recognizes the value of invisible work done at the community level to enhance women’s equality. Gert Beadle passed away July 11, 2001 at Kelowna, BC at the age of 86.
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Gert Beadle est née en 1915 et a grandi dans une communauté agricole à l'extérieur de Fort Frances, en Ontario, où elle tenait le magasin général et le bureau de poste. En 1952, elle déménage avec son mari Ralf à Thunder Bay, en Ontario, où elle est infirmière et devient active dans le mouvement des femmes. Elle a participé à la création de Women's Crisis Homes Incorporated, qui s'est développée pour inclure un centre pour les femmes, une ligne d'écoute téléphonique en cas de viol, un collectif pour la santé des femmes, une coopérative de crédit pour les femmes et un journal féministe. Elle a également été membre du conseil d'administration du Thunder Bay Women's Centre et membre fondateur de la Northern Women's Credit Union. Elle a également été la première présidente de Crisis Homes Inc. 76, une organisation fournissant des services de soutien aux femmes battues. En 1985, elle s'est installée à Kelowna, en Colombie-Britannique, où elle a passé le reste de sa vie. Membre du collectif Northern Woman's Journal, elle a publié de nombreux articles et deux volumes de poésie et un essai : Salt and Yeast, Selected Poems (1977), Rising : selected poems (1980) et The resisting spirit (1984). Le Kelowna Women's resources Centre a créé le prix Gert Beadle en sa mémoire. Ce prix reconnaît la valeur du travail invisible effectué au niveau communautaire pour améliorer l'égalité des femmes. Gert Beadle est décédée le 11 juillet 2001 à Kelowna, en Colombie-Britannique, à l'âge de 86 ans.

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