Women Occupy Secretary of State Office

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Title

Women Occupy Secretary of State Office

Description

The article details the occupation of the Secretary of State's office in St. John's by feminist protestors to fight funding cuts for women's centres across Canada.
At 11:30am on March 25th a hundred women occupied the secretary of state's office. The occupation lasted for five days.

Many lesbian and queer women participated in the occupation! They inspired sit ins across the country and eventually the federal government announced more funding for women's organization.

Creator

Cass Reimer

Source

Muse Collection, Centre for Newfoundland Studies

https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/muse/id/9645/rec/2

Publisher

Memorial University of Newfoundland Digital Archives Initiative and
the Centre for Newfoundland Studies

Date

March 30th, 1990

Format

jpg

Language

English

Type

Newspaper Article

Citation

Cass Reimer, “Women Occupy Secretary of State Office,” The Newfoundland and Labrador Queer Archive, accessed November 21, 2024, https://nlqueerarchive.com/items/show/327.