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International Women's Day at Hycroft

Tuesday, March 08, 2022
Online or in person at Hycroft

To attend IN PERSON at Hycroft, please register here.
UWCV Members $25+ tax
Non-members $30 +tax

To join via ZOOMregister here. (Free of charge).

Event Schedule
5:30 pm – Doors open
6 pm – Hors d’oeuvres will be served
7 pm – Live and online presentation
8 pm – Book sale


Women’s Suffrage and the Struggle for Democracy

Set aside the evening of Tuesday, March 8, to hear from award-winning authors Veronica Strong-Boag and Lara Campbell whose writings focus on the history of women’s equality in British Columbia.

Veronica Strong-Boag is a Member of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, professor emerita in social justice and educational studies at UBC. Lara Campbell is a professor at SFU and currently Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programming, Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The books, “A Liberal-Labour Lady: The Life and Times of Mary Ellen Spear Smith” by Ms. Strong-Boag, and “A Great Revolutionary Wave: Women and the Vote in British Columbia” by Ms. Campbell, will be available for purchase after their presentations.

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