WOMEN'S EDUCATION DES FEMMES, a feminist connection to the world of learning and education, is published quarterly by the Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women. CCLOW is a national, nonprofit organization promoting feminist education and the empowerment of women.

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Dilys Kluthe (Chair)
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Nancy Drost
Christina Starr

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Loralee Elliot
Firoz Meghji

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Margaret Christakos
(this issue)
Nancy Chater (current)

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Back to a rambling, general issue of Women's Education des femmes with a cross-sectional look at women's issues in education. To thank for providing excellent articles on a number of topics: Debra Attenborough and Dorte Deans, Paula Chegwidden, Kari Dehli, Diane Eastman, Judith Grant, Dolores Gagne, Patricia Hughes, and Barbara Yitsch. Insightful book reviews are provided by Gail M. Hilyer and Elizabeth J. Owens. Poetry is by Ruth Hendricks, Anne Le Dressay and Leslie Smith Dow. CCLOW acknowledges the continuing financial support of the Women's Program, Secretary of State.

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COVER
The cover photograph shows a law school class at the University of New Brunswick in the early 1960s.


WELCOME TO OUR FIRST DESKTOPPED ISSUE!! For the financial support to purchase equipment, software and training for in-house production of this and all future issues of Women's Education des femmes, the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications is gratefully acknowledged.

Discovering the strength
of our voices:
Women and literacy programs

This is the report of the first phase of a CCLOW research project into women and literacy programs. Researched and compiled by Betty-Ann Lloyd, this report documents the concerns and questions of women students and teachers in four literacy programs in Canada.

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CORRECTIONS (Vol.10 No.1)
Line 19 in Diane Driedger's poem "Dark Pit" should read "how many jesuses were there." Apologies.

Ralston Purina Canada Inc. should have been included in the list of those acknowledged for their financial support of our two special issues on education and violence.



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