Witchcraft and Womanhood

Witchcraft and Womanhood: Historical Misogyny and the “Evil” Woman From Revered Healer to Fearsome Wretch The witch stands as a powerful figure that appears in nearly every culture across the world. Once recognized as medicine healers, witches now conjure popular imageries of aging, ugly women who have vested powers in dark magic and trickster potions. …

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5 Canadian Women to Celebrate

Celebrate Herstory—get to know 5 incredible Canadian women in 3 sentences each. Viola Desmond First on our roster is Viola Desmond, who you may recognize from the Canadian $10 bill. Viola was instrumental in spurring the Canadian Civil Rights Movement in the 1940s by standing up against segregation in a Nova Scotian movie theatre and refusing …

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Women’s History Month Wrap-Up

There aren’t enough days in the month of October to do justice to women’s contributions to politics, culture, and the economy. Here are few ideas to help you celebrate women’s history year round. Wheel of Women Plaza Let’s face it. There aren’t enough commemorations of women in Canada. So when you stumble on public art …

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