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Now and Then explores the stories behind Toronto’s historical plaques and monuments.
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Historicist: The Women’s Home Guard
The women who were prepared to defend Toronto in 1915.
Girl Power for Street Art
Encouraging female participation in a traditionally male-dominated medium.
This Street Art Gives a Lesson in Instant Gratification
This Change in Legislation Should Help Domestic Violence Survivors Flee Faster
The Residential Tenancies Act has been changed to help achieve this goal.
Yep, Riding the TTC is Still a Nightmare for Women
Women are still regularly harassed on the TTC—and it sucks.
This Toronto Start-Up Wants More Women to Get Screened for HPV
Eve Medical has developed a self-testing kit for STIs.
New Art Exhibition Explores Muslim Women’s Experiences Living in Toronto
Exhibition at the Gardiner Museum helps Muslim women find their voice against oppression.
How Women Facing Violence Struggle to Access Safe Housing
Skyrocketing rent prices makes it difficult for women to afford to leave abusive situations.
Historicist: How a Murder Fed Anxieties about Toronto Ravines
We Shouldn’t Ignore Voyeurism in Toronto
It's a common, passive issue in the city—and we need to address it.
Historicist: A Building of Her Own
How a Russian exile came to Toronto and designed Lawren Harris's Art Deco house.
More than Refugees: Syria Film Festival Opens in Toronto
A new festival of Syrian films lends context to an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
A Gallery of One’s Own: Art Toronto’s Panel on Women in the Arts
Weekend panel on art's gender disparity points the finger everywhere except patriarchy.
New Children’s Book Explores 1931 Dressmakers’ Strike
Launching on Sunday, the book offers a fictionalized version of a landmark Toronto labour struggle.
Historicist: The Mushing Mothers’ Adventure
Two intrepid northern Ontario women mush dog sleighs over 1,000 km to Toronto.
The Women Behind the Wheel
Federal Cuts Block Access to Healthcare for Toronto Refugees
Advocates say a cut to an OHIP-like federal program is putting the well-being of refugees at risk.
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