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The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) is an association of groups operating under the Elizabeth Fry Society banner, similar in many respects to the John Howard Society. The Elizabeth Fry Society groups work on issues affecting women, girls and gender diverse people in the justice system. The societies take their name from ...
Marion Helen Bryden (2 April 1918 – 12 February 2013) was a politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990. Prior to becoming a politician, she was actively involved in the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and helped found the Ontario New Democratic ...
In 1952, eight parishioners founded the Elizabeth Fry Society after hearing a speech by Agnes Macphail. In 1949 the congregation moved to its last building at 175 St. Clair Avenue West. The congregation is currently on the move, temporarily meeting at Oakwood Collegiate Institute while the new building at 473 Oakwood Ave is being renovated. [1]
On 24 May 1913, Haslam was born in Dharmsala, India.During her childhood, Haslam lived in Toronto, Ontario and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. [1] For her post-secondary education, Haslam first received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Saskatchewan in 1934 and a social work diploma from the University of Toronto in 1936.
Elizabeth Fry (née Gurney; 21 May 1780 – 12 October 1845), sometimes referred to as Betsy Fry, [1] [2] [3] was an English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist and Quaker. Fry was a major driving force behind new legislation to improve the treatment of prisoners, especially female inmates, and as such has been called the "Angel of ...
Toronto Arts Award in writing and publishing, finalist – 1995; Rebels for a Cause award, the Elizabeth Fry Society of Toronto – 2001; Woman of Distinction award in the Arts, YWCA - 2001; Chalmers Fellowship in Poetry – 2002; Rockefeller Foundation residency in Bellagio, Italy - 2005; PEN/Nabokov Award for International Literature - 2020
Agnes Campbell Macphail (March 24, 1890 – February 13, 1954) [1] was a Canadian politician and the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons. She served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1921 to 1940; from 1943 to 1945 and again from 1948 to 1951, she served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Toronto riding of York East.
Jean Bessie Lumb, CM, née Wong (1919–2002) was the first Chinese Canadian woman and the first restaurateur to receive the Order of Canada for her community work. Most notably, she was recognized for her pivotal role in changing Canada’s immigration laws that separated Chinese families and for her contribution in saving Toronto's First Chinatown and Chinatowns in other cities.