Discover 100 Years in the Struggle for Women's Rights, on the Rideau Canal Skateway
Library and Archives Canada Presents an Exhibition of Portraits of Remarkable Women
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 01/29/16 -- This year, Library and Archives Canada marks the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote in Canada with an outdoor exhibition entitled Let Them Howl: 100 Years in the Women's Rights Struggle.
Created in co-operation with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, this exhibition features reproductions of portraits depicting the unique history of the struggle for women's rights. Portraits include those of Nellie McClung, Agnes Macphail, Therese Casgrain, Cairine Wilson, Doris Anderson, Rosemary Brown, Adrienne Clarkson, Emily Howard Stowe and Bertha Clark-Jones.
Skaters will have the opportunity to admire these works of art on the Rideau Canal Skateway, under the Bank Street Bridge, from the time skating season opens on the canal until early March.
Let Them Howl is presented in partnership with Winterlude and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The Museum will also present a similar exhibition in Winnipeg during the Festival du Voyageur, from February 11 to 21, 2016.
Never retreat, never explain, never apologize. Get the thing done and let them howl. - Nellie McClung
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"This exhibition allows us to recall important moments in the struggle for women's rights in Canada. By viewing these portraits of exceptional women taken from Library and Archives Canada's collection, we have the opportunity to reflect collectively on issues related to the advancement of women's rights."
Guy Berthiaume
Librarian and Archivist of Canada
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About Library and Archives Canada
The mandate of Library and Archives Canada is to preserve the documentary heritage of Canada for the benefit of present and future generations, and to be a source of enduring knowledge accessible to all, thereby contributing to the cultural, social and economic advancement of Canada. Library and Archives Canada also facilitates co-operation among communities involved in the acquisition, preservation and diffusion of knowledge, and serves as the continuing memory of the Government of Canada and its institutions.
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Datum: 29.01.2016 - 12:00 Uhr
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