Media Advisory/100 Years Ago Today: Manitoba Women Win the Right to Vote! Minister Hajdu to Speak About the Future of Gender Equality

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 27, 2016) - Library and Archives Canada and the University of Ottawa will be hosting a conference to mark the 100th anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote in Canada.

A question period will follow.

GUEST SPEAKERS:

  • The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Status of Women
  • Caroline Andrew, Professor Emeritus and Director of the Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa
  • Stéphanie Gaudet, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Citizenship and Minorities, University of Ottawa
DATE:
Thursday, January 28, 2016
TIME:
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
PLACE:
Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street, 2nd floor
Ottawa, Ontario

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