Tag Archives: Jean Augustine

Black History Month featured fonds: Jean Augustine

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Anna St.Onge

Jean Augustine was the first female Member of Parliament of African descent to be elected to Parliament. As MP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore. Augustine sponsored the bill that officially recognized Black History Month on the federal level in the 1990s.  Her archives … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives & Special Collections, Personal papers | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

International Women’s Day 2011

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Anna St.Onge

To celebrate International Women’s Day, here is a selection of items celebrating the political and social activism of women.
From Special Collections
A vindication of the rights of woman with strictures on political and moral subjects by Mary Wollstonecraft. London : Printed … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Exhibit: Black History Month 2011

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Anna St.Onge

The Archives will be installing our annual Black History Month exhibit in the Scott Library for the month of February 2011.
Running
01 February – 28 February 2011
Highlights
This year we will be highlighting selections from the Toronto Telegram fonds used … Continue reading →

Posted in Exhibits, News, Research | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Exhibit : Black History Month

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Anna St.Onge

The Archives will be installing it’s annual Black History Month exhibit on the second floor of the Scott Library for the month of February 2010.
Running
01 February – 28 February 2010
Location
Scott Library, 2nd floor atrium
Highlights
This year we will be highlighting materials … Continue reading →

Posted in Exhibits | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment