Collector, researcher on Canadian doll collecting
Born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1931.
Lived in Ottawa from 1971-1999.
Worked in the Cataloguing Department of the National Library of Canada.
Has passionately collected Canadian dolls and researched this topic extensively.
Her book Dolls of Canada: a Reference Guide was published by the University of Toronto Press in 1996. It remains the best and most complete guide to Canadian dolls.
Encouraged the Canadian Museum of Civilization to create a display of Canadian Dolls in 1999; collectors came from all over the world to see the largest display of Canadian Dolls produced to date.
Many of her dolls have been donated to the Bowmanville Museum which maintains the largest privately owned collection of Canadian dolls in the country.
Promoted the art of doll collecting through her own doll production company, Distinctive Dolls of Canada, which produced short run artistic dolls of such historical characters as Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and Olympic medal winner Elizabeth Manley.
Was an executive member of the Canadian Doll Guild and past editor of Doll Creators: A Canadian Doll Guild Publication.
www.famouscanadianwomen.com
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Patricia den Boer
Communications consultant, journalist, editor
Studied journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa.
Is a business communicator, facilitator, media specialist and focus group moderator with experience in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.
Worked in mainstream print journalism, the trade press and broadcast. Well known in Ottawa for her work in local magazines such as Fifty-Five Plus, Ottawa Family Life and Ottawa Wedding; has more than 21 years' experience in communications and contract editing with a specialization in lifestyle and health consumer publications.
In her editorial role, she plans content and manages editorial production for 18 publications a year.
Co-founded Ottawa's only woman's quarterly magazine, City Woman, launched in 2000.
Has extensive experience in communications project management in such areas as publications, video production, backgrounders, speeches, internal communiqués, brochures, presentations and electronic bulletin boards.
Is a nationally-recognized speaker in the area of writing to reach the right target market.
http://www.mediaclubofottawa.ca
www.denboer.ca
http://www.nelligan.ca
Studied journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa.
Is a business communicator, facilitator, media specialist and focus group moderator with experience in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.
Worked in mainstream print journalism, the trade press and broadcast. Well known in Ottawa for her work in local magazines such as Fifty-Five Plus, Ottawa Family Life and Ottawa Wedding; has more than 21 years' experience in communications and contract editing with a specialization in lifestyle and health consumer publications.
In her editorial role, she plans content and manages editorial production for 18 publications a year.
Co-founded Ottawa's only woman's quarterly magazine, City Woman, launched in 2000.
Has extensive experience in communications project management in such areas as publications, video production, backgrounders, speeches, internal communiqués, brochures, presentations and electronic bulletin boards.
Is a nationally-recognized speaker in the area of writing to reach the right target market.
http://www.mediaclubofottawa.ca
www.denboer.ca
http://www.nelligan.ca
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Dyane Adam
Psychologist, professor, researcher, bilingualism advocate
Born in Casselman, Ontario (near Ottawa); studied in Ottawa.
Holds a masters and doctorate degree in clinical psychology from the University of Ottawa.
Was teacher, researcher and Assistant Vice-President, French Programs and Services at Laurentian University in Sudbury.
Was appointed to the position of Principal at York University’s Glendon College in Toronto in 1994.
Became Commissioner of Official Languages in 1999, a position she held until 2006. Her role as Commissioner of Official Languages was as an ombudsman for English and French bilingualism in the federal government of Canada and as a promoter and supporter of linguistic duality both in the Canadian federal government and in Canadian society in general.
Acts as a special advisor and consultant to governmental agencies and Canadian universities.
Has consistently worked towards the recognition of the rights of the French-speaking minority, the status of women, health and education in Canada.
Served as the first President of the Forum of Canadian Ombudsman, from 2001 to 2005.
Awarded honorary doctorates by McGill University, the University of Ottawa, St-Paul University, Laurentian University, Université de Moncton and Collège Boréal.
Was made Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Pléiade by the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie and Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques in the Republic of France.
www.trudeaufoundation.ca
http://canadaonline.about.com
http://www.uottawa.ca
Born in Casselman, Ontario (near Ottawa); studied in Ottawa.
Holds a masters and doctorate degree in clinical psychology from the University of Ottawa.
Was teacher, researcher and Assistant Vice-President, French Programs and Services at Laurentian University in Sudbury.
Was appointed to the position of Principal at York University’s Glendon College in Toronto in 1994.
Became Commissioner of Official Languages in 1999, a position she held until 2006. Her role as Commissioner of Official Languages was as an ombudsman for English and French bilingualism in the federal government of Canada and as a promoter and supporter of linguistic duality both in the Canadian federal government and in Canadian society in general.
Acts as a special advisor and consultant to governmental agencies and Canadian universities.
Has consistently worked towards the recognition of the rights of the French-speaking minority, the status of women, health and education in Canada.
Served as the first President of the Forum of Canadian Ombudsman, from 2001 to 2005.
Awarded honorary doctorates by McGill University, the University of Ottawa, St-Paul University, Laurentian University, Université de Moncton and Collège Boréal.
Was made Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Pléiade by the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie and Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques in the Republic of France.
www.trudeaufoundation.ca
http://canadaonline.about.com
http://www.uottawa.ca
May Frith
Professor of applied linguistics, black culture historian
Born in Jamaica in 1925; died in Ottawa in 2011.
Arrived in Montreal in 1960s; moved to Ottawa in 1987.
Had a teaching career at McGill University as a professor of applied linguistics for 20 years before moving to Ottawa.
Established the Harambee Education Centre in Ottawa, a community-based program that helped young black students gain an appreciation of their culture and history. Harambee means “let’s pull together” in Swahili.
Gave local workshops to develop awareness and respect for Caribbean heritage languages, such as Creole.
Was on the original board of directors for Black History Ottawa.
www.ottawacitizen.com
Born in Jamaica in 1925; died in Ottawa in 2011.
Arrived in Montreal in 1960s; moved to Ottawa in 1987.
Had a teaching career at McGill University as a professor of applied linguistics for 20 years before moving to Ottawa.
Established the Harambee Education Centre in Ottawa, a community-based program that helped young black students gain an appreciation of their culture and history. Harambee means “let’s pull together” in Swahili.
Gave local workshops to develop awareness and respect for Caribbean heritage languages, such as Creole.
Was on the original board of directors for Black History Ottawa.
www.ottawacitizen.com
Friday, August 5, 2011
Speakers of the Senate
The Speaker of the Senate of Canada plays an important role in facilitating the conduct of business within the Chamber and is responsible for ruling on all questions which are raised with regard to parliamentary procedures in the Chamber, or the rights and immunities of the Senate, or of individual senators as they carry out their duties.
There have been 46 Speakers of the Senate since 1867 of which two were women.
Muriel McQueen Fergusson
- Born in Shediac, New Brunswick in 1899; died in 1997.
- Admitted to the bar of New Brunswick in 1925.
- Was elected the first woman alderman in 1950.
- Became a senator in 1953; was known to work tirelessly for women’s rights and poverty.
- First woman Speaker of the Senate or the House of Commons in 1972.
- Served in this role from 1972 to 1974.
- Appointed to the Order of Canada in 1976.
- Born in the Eastern Townships, Quebec in 1912; died in 2002.
- Studied music, literature, languages and sociology.
- Worked as a journalist.
- First woman to work as a news reporter for La Presse in Montreal in 1959.
- Became a senator in 1971; her interests were Senate reform, old age security, bilingualism and the United Nations.
- Second woman Speaker of the Senate or the House of Commons in 1974; first woman francophone.
- Served in this role from 1974 to 1979.
- Appointed to the Order of Canada in 1989.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Jeanne Sauvé
Journalist, politician, stateswoman
Born Jeanne Benoît in 1922 in Prud’homme, Saskatchewan; died in 1993.
Educated in Ottawa and in Paris.
Worked as a journalist for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
In 1964, became the first women to be elected president of l'Institut canadien des affaires publiques, a French Canadian think tank that held annual conferences on issues of significant national importance.
Elected to the House of Commons in 1972; served as Minister of the Crown until 1980.
First woman Speaker of the House of Commons (Parliament of Canada in Ottawa), served in this position from 1980 to 1984.
First woman to serve as Canada's governor general from 1984 to 1990.
Was named Companion of the Order of Canada and Commander of the Order of Military Merit in 1984, member of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jérusalem and winner of the Canadian Centennial Medal in 1967 and the Queen's Jubilee Medal in 1977.
Founded and worked with the Sauvé Foundation for youth until her death in 1993.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Sauvé
www.sauvescholars.org
Speaker of the House of Commons
The Speaker of the House of Commons in Ottawa, Canada assumes the position of highest authority in the House, and represents the Commons in all its powers, proceedings and dignity. The duties of the Speaker fall into three categories: 1) acting as the spokesperson of the House; 2) presiding over sittings of the House and maintaining order and decorum; and 3) assuming important administrative responsibilities.
Since 1867, there have been 35 Speakers of the House of which one was a woman.
Jeanne Sauvé was elected 29th Speaker of the House on the recommendation of then Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau in 1980. She served as Speaker until 1984.
She resigned as Speaker on January 15, 1984 during the Second Session of the Thirty-second Parliament, after having been designated to become Governor General. On May 14, 1984, Mme Sauvé was sworn in as Canada’s first female Governor General.
For more information on Jeanne Sauvé, please read the entry under the letter S.
www.parl.gc.ca
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