WGS160Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lowell Mill Girls, Sarah Moffat, Lee Maracle
4 Dec 2016
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Lecture 7: racism, imperialism, and early and contemporary feminisms. Indian men could marry whom they pleased without losing status and pass on status to their spouse and offspring, but women could not. Took her case to the un human rights. Senator in canada"s fredericton legislature in 2005. First aboriginal woman appointed to the senate. Challenged section 12 (1) (b) of the indian act. Bill c-31 reinstated status for people who lost their indian status. Bill c-45 paves the way for expansion of tar sands mining and for building a pipeline to carry some of the earth"s most polluting, carbon-intensive oil from. Alberta to the pacific coast for shipment to overseas markets (van gelder, 2013: 1) Founded by 3 indigenous women and a white ally. Jessica gordon, sylvia mcadam, sheelah mclean, nina wilson. Idea for the convention came about at the 1840 world anti-slavery convention. They were barred from the convention floor, started them thinking about it.
