Founding
Members
Anne-Marie Gleason
.... In 1900, she was
put in charge of the women's column in La Patrie by Israel Tarte. This
constitutes the first use of her pseudonym Madeleine. It was while
working at this newspaper that she became one of the Original 16, the
founding members of the Canadian Women's Press Club.
Irene Curry Love
...after
winning a contest for The
London Advertiser, Irene regularly acted as a freelance
contributor to
the newspaper. Due to her contributions to the paper Irene was awarded
a trip to attend and report on the happenings at the St. Louis World
Fair in June 1904, with 15 female journalists from other Canadian
newspapers.
Katherine Hughes
‘Katherine Hughes's life was replete with irony’. These
were the words of Padraig O’ Siadhail, a close acquaintance of
Katherine Hughes, who was both fascinated and puzzled by this enigmatic
woman
The following profiles have been written and will be available soon:
Kit Coleman - by
Victoria Brady, in 2010
Cecile Laberge - by
Hope Wilson Miller, in 2011
Gertrude Balmer Watt -
by Fern Berge, in 2011
Kate Simpson Hayes -
by Neil McKinnon, in 2012
Amintha Plouffe - by
Samara Van Loewen, in 2012
Alice Asselin - by
Juliet Allen, in 2012
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Profiles
by students
by Richard Kamen
During
the club’s 100th anniversary conference Bobbi haad a role
in the play re-enacting the creation of the Canadian Women’s
Press Club. She thought the play was fun and entertaining and also
appreciated meeting so many other female journalists while at the 100th
anniversary celebration.
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Grace Denison
Kate Simpson Hayes
Kathleen Coleman
Cecile Laberge
Robertine Barry
Leonise Valois
Antoinete Gerin-Lajoie
Amintha Plouffe
Marie Beaupre
Alice Asselin
Gertrue Balmer Watt
Marie Adelaide Dawson
Margaret Graham
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