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.
Editorial Board Dilys Kluthe (Chair) Jeanna
Baty Nancy Drost Christina Starr
Editing and Production Christina Starr
Translation Anne Minguet-Patocka
Word Processing Loralee Elliot Firoz
Meghji
Poetry Editor 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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