How can the Congress of Black Women of Canada's archives renew the history of feminism and the Black Power movement?
What is the Source?
What is the Story? (Podcast)
Have you ever heard of the Congress of Black Women of Canada? Did you know that these women were particularly active in the 1970s?
Join Samia Dumais (Université du Québec à Montréal) as she talks about the Congress of Black Women of Canada. She does not just describe the archives: Samia explains how they can help renew knowledge of several historiographical fields, like the history of second wave feminism and Black Power.
These sources really show the development of Black feminist thought in 1970s Montreal. - Samia Dumais
Helpful Links
More information here:Contextualizing the Sir George Williams Protest – Graphic History Collective
Christine Chevalier-Caron (2019) Biographie de Maisie Dickison-Dash (French)
Amanda Ricci (2017). « Un féminisme inclusif ? La Fédération des femmes du Québec et les femmes immigrantes ou racisées, 1966-1992 ». Bulletin d’histoire politique, 25(3), 102-123 (French)
