Advocate for young women, trailblazer in business
Born in 1919; died in Ottawa in 2011.
Fought hard in the 1960s to provide social programs for girls in the already established Ottawa Boys Club.
The Ottawa Boys Club became de first of its kind in North America to integrate girls.
Was also a successful business woman, taking over her husband's business after his death in 1966; the original business was Throop Pharmacy at Westgate, then came four other pharmacies in the city of Ottawa and two gift stores.
Was on the board of directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa, and then became the first woman elected as president of the club.
Founding member of the Soroptimists Club of Ottawa, which helped mentor young professional women.
www.ottawa.citizen.com
About Me
- Women In Ottawa: Mentors and Milestones
- I was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario and moved to Ottawa in 1978. I obtained a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in education from the University of Ottawa. My partial doctoral studies in adult learning deepened my research interest in women's learning styles. I published a book on women and learning with the University of Ottawa Press (in French, Les femmes en milieu universitaire) for which I was awarded the Laura Jamieson Prize in 2000, given by the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women. In 2004-05, I hosted a television program on Rogers Television in Ottawa (French station) called D'hier à aujourd'hui. The program chronicled 150 years of Bytown and Ottawa history through stories of people, events and buildings that left their mark on local and national history. In March 2012, I published a book on health in French. Please visit www.unebonnesante.ca for more information about this book. You can also visit my production company at www.triyana.ca.
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