Unhistoric Acts: Inside the Women's Movement on Prince Edward Island by Porter, Dianne

Unhistoric Acts: Inside the Women's Movement on Prince Edward Island (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781778124570)

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Unhistoric Acts: Inside the Women's Movement on Prince Edward Island by Porter, Dianne

Unhistoric Acts: Inside the Women's Movement on Prince Edward Island

$34.95
Unhistoric Acts: Inside the Women's Movement on Prince Edward Island by Porter, Dianne

Unhistoric Acts: Inside the Women's Movement on Prince Edward Island

$34.95
Format: Paperback
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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.



Author: Dianne Porter
ISBN-10: 1778124577
ISBN-13: 9781778124570
Publisher: Pownal Street Press
Language: English
Published: 09/03/2024
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.12w x 0.37d
By Dianne Porter
By Dianne Porter
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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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