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WINNER OF THE 2023 HERITAGE RECOGNITION AWARD by Museum and Heritage Prince Edward Island/Musee et patrimoine Ile-du-Prince-Edouard
Unhistoric Acts is a first hand account by long time advocate for the women's movement Dianne Porter. Working together as a force for change, Porter honors the 'unsung heroes' of the movement with profiles of front-liners in the fields of early childhood education, politics and social services. The unsung heroes profiled include women born on the island and women who came from parts of Canada and the United States to settle. Together these women transformed the landscape of Prince Edward Island for future generations.
This social history takes the reader on a journey of progression in politics and social reform that is for women everywhere who are fighting for gender equality. As an advocate for change and a political advisor in the 1980s, Porter brings us behind-the-scenes to the conversations that finally put women's equality on Prince Edward Island on the table -- women in the workforce, child care, and setting up basic minimum standards.
Unsung Hero Contributors:
Claire Arsenault, Department of Secretary of State, Women's Program
Lyle Brehaut, Founder and Coordinator, Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Centre
Jan Devine, Anderson House Worker, a shelter for abused women and children
Eileen Doyle, Volunteer in politics
Kathleen Flanagan, Early Childhood Education Expert
Ruth Lacey, Camp Counselor and Program Director, Appin Road Children's Camp
Sara Roach Lewis, Women's Network, Women in the Trades Program
Kirstin Lund, PEI Coalition for Women In Government
Anne McCallum, Women's Network, Publisher Common Ground
Cathy MacCormack, Early Childhood Development Association, Canadian Child Care Federation, Child Care Program - PEI Government
Elayne MacLaine, Women in politics
Dianne Hicks Morrow, Women's Network, Rural Workshops, Women's Festivals
Lisa Murphy, Executive Director, Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Anne Nicholson, Chairperson, Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Louise Polland, Policy Analyst, PEI Women's Secretariat
Ann Sherman, Executive Director, Anderson House Planning Committee, Community Legal Education Association
Gaylene Smith, Dental Assistant Educator
Andy Lou Somers, Executive Director, East Prince Women's Information Center
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