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Persons honoured.(Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case)(Brief article)

Herizons

| January 01, 2012 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Herizons Magazine, Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Recipients of the 2011 Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case include Sharon McIvor, of British Columbia, who has devoted close to three decades of her life to advancing equality for Aboriginal women. McIvor is the face behind the legal fight to force changes to the Indian Act to prohibit discrimination against women and their descendants.

Another feminist force honoured was Kim Pate, executive director of the Elizabeth Fry Society, and an internationally recognized advocate for marginalized, victimized and criminalized women. Also on stage was Madeleine Boscoe, former executive director of Winnipeg's Canadian Women's …

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