Women's History Network of British Columbia

Vancouver Business College Basketball Team, 1904 or 1905. Miss Kendall, Winnie Cotter, Miss Mills, Gertie Gordon (Mrs. D.T. Thomson),

Mina Brown, Laura Forsythe, J.R. Cunningham, Jennie Evans, D.H. Elliott, Miss Forsythe and one unidentified person.
Courtesy City of Vancouver Archives, Major Matthews collection, Add. MSS. 54, Sp P54.

The Women's History Network of British Columbia, Canada is a broadly based not- for-profit society that exists to celebrate the contributions women have made to the history of the province. Composed of women who research, discuss, write about and care about women's history, it provides opportunities for networking and for sharing information. The Network includes as members archivists, teachers, professors, writers, genealogists, students and others interested in the field of women's history. The Network is committed to inclusivity with respect to gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, region, religion, and ability.

WHN/BC was originally inspired by the enthusiastic spirit of the 1994 conference, "BC and Beyond: Gender Histories," held in Victoria, B.C. Academics and community women volunteered to set up a provincial gender history network, and WHN/BC's first annual conference was held in Abbotsford the next year. WHN/BC holds a conference each year, and supports the initiatives of members and others interested in promoting women's history. WHN/BC is now a provincially registered non-profit society, (incorporated in 1996), and is an associate member of the B.C. Historical Federation.

For just $25. a year, members enjoy a variety of benefits and access to many opportunities:

Membership in WHN/BC is just $25 a year (January to December) & $10 a year for students.

To join, please send a cheque payable to WHN/BC, c/o S. Colbert-Kerns, 13325 Prospect Drive, Ladysmith, B.C., V9G 1G9 , along with your name, address, including postal code, telephone number & e-mail address, if applicable. Let us know your specialization or areas of interest in women's history, and please let us know if you would be interested in receiving the WHN/BC newsletter electronically.

Personal information is collected by WHN/BC under the authority of British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act and will be shared with the Board of Directors and other members for contact purposes and information exchange. For more information, please contact WHN/BC.

History of Asian Indian 1st daughters in BC 1920-1950, with speaker Mahinder Kaur Doman Manhas, Anthology editor/publisher of Zhindagee, Selected stories of our first daughters born in BC

Photographer: Mattie Gunterman, 1902, British Columbia. Courtesy Vancouver Public Library #2276

The Women's History Network of British Columbia (WHNBC), and co-sponsors the Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, the Herstory Cafe, and the Vancouver Courier will be hosting a Women's History Fair in the busy indoor Promenade of the library’s Main Branch at 350 W. Georgia Street on Saturday afternoon April 10, 2010. Free event!

The Fair will consist of twenty tables highlighting the diverse women's history related programs, activities, projects and collections by local groups, individuals and institutions and will feature table top displays from: museums, archives, organizations, cultural groups, schools and others.

The Women's History Fair is an excellent public venue for participants to educate the public and raise awareness of women in BC's history, to provide a venue for outreach work, for community building and for networking purposes.

Women's History Fair 2010 Participants included:

Women's History Network of BC, Vancouver Public Library Special Collections; Herstory Cafe, Vancouver Courier

Jewish Museum & Archives of British Columbia, West Kootenay Women's Association, Philippine Women's Centre of BC, BC Genealogical Society, Original Costume Museum Society, City of Vancouver Archives, Arts & Culture Office - City of Vancouver Parks & Recreation, Black Communities in BC 1858-2008 poster exhibit - SFU Art Gallery, Simon Fraser University Archives, BC History of Nursing Society, Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae, Simon Fraser University Women's Studies, University Women's Club of Vancouver, North Vancouver Museum and Archives, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, WE*ACT Women Elders in Action, Pioneer Indian Women Settlers Centenary Celebration 2010, Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC.

Follow the Women's History Fair 2010 Participants link to see more about each participant below with links to their websites.

The event is free to the public and there is no charge for the display tables.

Table registration form Women's History Fair 2010 Printable Poster

Women's History Network of British Columbia logo

Vancouver Courier logo Vancouver Public Library logo Herstory Cafe logo

Co-sponsors: Herstory Cafe, the Vancouver Courier, and the Vancouver Public Library.

2010 was the 31st year for the annual Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case.

2010	Barbara Mowat, Abbotsford, BC
2009	Bev LeFrancois, formerly of British Columbia
2008	Shelagh Day, Vancouver, BC
2006	Doreen McKenzie-Sanders, Vancouver, BC
2004	Bonnie Sherr Klein, Vancouver, BC
2000	Cherry Kingsley, Richmond, BC
1997	Dr. E. Margaret Fulton, Salt Spring Island, BC
1996	Dr. Katie Cooke, Victoria, BC
1995	Sheila Kingham, Victoria, BC
1994	Dr. Rose Charlie, Agassiz, BC
1991	Jane Manual, Chase, BC
1990	Jean Scott, Chilliwack, BC
1989	Kay Armstrong, Saanichton, BC
1985	Pearl Steen, Vancouver, BC
1984	Dorothy Livesay, Galiano Island, BC
1979	Dr. Grace MacInnis, Vancouver, BC
1979	Eileen Tallman-Sufrin, White Rock, BC