Vo. 3, No. 6 (1977) Title: Northern Woman Journal Topics include: Transition from paid staff to volunteer collective at the NWJ London, UK - Rapist reduced sentence Women’s Outers Club California - Hitchhiker Rapist acquittal/women’s coalition to overturn Cancer-causing cosmetics Group for women AA forming Acquittal of woman who acted in self defence against rape Feminist book list Poetry Unemployment insurance for women - sexism & harassment Comics Canada Manpower Women against rape Canada Works grant for Thunder Bay Rape and Sexual Assault Centre Claudia Caputi Case - Rome (media sensationalization of rape case; rape/marriage laws; feminist vigil; public trial) Rape as political Female employment rates Italy Women in music Northern Lights Folk Festival Women’s Place Thunder Bay Crisis housing Keyport, N.J - Women’s Resource & Survival Centre Northern Women’s Credit Union Married women & the Credit Ability Gap Decade Council Waitresses' Action Committee Widows’ pensions Day care news Authors/contributors: Gert Beadle Margaret Atwood (originally published by Anansi, Toronto, 1971) Julie Stojko Deidre Hamill Eve Pykerman Doreen Boucher Beverly Pudas Anne Clifford (Kitchener ON - Weekend Magazine)
Vol. 3, No. 5 (1977) Title: Northern Woman Journal Topics include: The everyday lives of high school women Solidarity building & open communication between women Reading list for women’s liberation Limitations of high school - restrictions/punishments for individuality Loneliness & depression as a feminist high school student Poetry Comics The sexual revolution The role of the woman in sex Reading list for sexuality Teenage women: expectations vs. reality Self-defence for women An explanation of feminism Sexism in rock music High school women on pro-choice Community law program caravan for public legal education CARAL critique of the Badgley Report Abortion: a woman’s right to choose Fort Frances Women’s Decade Council Equal Pay Committee Fort Frances National Action Committee Women’s Decade Council conference Book review Sex education Day Care News Day Care Conference Dryden (June 10-12 1977) Women’s Collective Thunder Bay (Northern Woman Journal, Northwestern Women’s Centre, Northern Women’s Credit Union, Thunder Bay Rape & Sexual Assault Centre, Citizen’s Committee on Crisis Housing for Women) Authors/Contributors: Athena Caine Colleen Aube Lori Christensen Cathy Metcalfe Jackie Durocher Nancy Fumerton Linda Longe Connie Johnson Susan Reid Alma Byzewski Eve Pykerman Fiona Karlstad Peggy Smith Rap & Sexual Assault Collective Leslie Campbell Deirdre Hamill Thyra Digby Noreen Lavoie Sharron Lund Donna Shaw Peggy Smith Lynn Thornburg Susan Wright (Toronto) Betty Nickerson Dan Greenburg Tania Shaw
Vol. 3, No. 4 (1977) Title: The Northern Woman Journal Topics include: Working Women’s Conference Equal credit opportunities Women’s Credit Union Letters to the editor Woman of the Year Maria (Kenora Business & Professional Women) Lorraine Smith (Ear Falls) elected for Ontario Status of Women Council Class-action lawsuit against NYPD by abused wives to whom they refused assistance Poetry Metro Toronto Women’s Credit Union Women & the law/Sexism in law Family property law Returning to work after raising children Housewive’s Workshop @ Working Women’s Conference Women as “cheap labour” in the formal market Housewives not receiving pension Keeping women out of paid labour Systemic underpayment of women Lack of protection for low-paying jobs Job discrimination as a political problem Women’s Decade Council Atikokan Division of Matrimonial Property (Bill 140 - Family Assets System) Greater need for crisis homes Women’s welfare Women’s economic dependence on men Housing for Indigenous women & their children Rape testimonal Rape & sexual assault centre Mental & physical cruelty/abuse Authors/Contributors: Elizabeth Janeway Nora Rodd (Toronto, letter to the editor) Ruby Roulston (Abbotsford, BC., letter to the editor) Chris Torre (Webequie, ON, letter to the editor) Judi Gough (Sault Ste. Marie, ON, letter to the editor) Rosemary Shuhlawry (Thunder Bay, ON, letter to the editor) Jane S. (letter to the editor) Kate (Thunder Bay, ON, letter to the editor) Eve Merriam J. Pierre Colleen Aube Gert Beadle Marge Piercy Deirdre Hamill Sheila DesChenes Janet Craig-James Lillian E. Turner Florence Richard Colleen Price Lucy Rissanen Julie Stojko
Vol. 3, no. 3 (1977) Title: The Northern Woman: Working Woman Issue Topics include: Women’s Credit Union Quebec election Northern Women’s Centre open house Letters to the editor Christmas & capitalism Poetry Rape Rural living experience Family law reforms CPP for housewives Federal human rights Working women’s conference Healthcare striker testimonial Consciousness raising groups Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women Women’s Co-op Bookstore Women’s Decade Council Alberta Status of Women Action Committee Divorce Pensions for widows Women slavery in Yugoslavia Women & alcoholism Women’s movement for teenagers Workplace discrimination Rural day care study Atikokan day care Day care legislation Swedish day care Unions & day care Women’s experience in the formal economy/paid labour Authors/Contributors: Bob White Jeanne Georgeson Mary Tomlinson Marg Phillips Janet Gert Beadle Colleen Aube Eve Pykerman Thyra Kinesis Patricia Shaw Bernice Cain Hazel Murphy Sullivan Colette Price
Vol. 3, No. 2 (1976) Title: Northern Woman Topics include: Journal distribution and readership Letters to the editor Native motherhood Family property law Women athletes Abby Hoffman Women in sports Access to sports and fitness for women Poetry Women’s Credit Union Crisis housing Women’s Decade Council Homemakers Group Rape & sexual assault report Herstory project Racism Anti-rape conference Authors/Contributors: Gert Beadle Paulah Edwards Myra McFarlane Carole Anne Waugh Charlene D. Robertson Ronnie Syrette
Vol. 3, No. 1 (1976) Title: The Northern Woman Topics include: Port Arthur clinic strike/unionization Letters to the editor Women’s studies programs Rape study Person’s Case 45th Anniversary Canadian Civil Liberties Association Critique of sexism in underwear advertisements Wife abuse Women’s Credit Union Baby bonus Wages for housework Redstockings Manifesto Welfare for women Native motherhood Classified ads Justice for convicted Native activists Canada Pension Plan Rape legislation Federation of Women Teachers Association Ontario Sole support mothers Skyway luggage strike Poetry Book review Crisis housing Equal pay Authors/Contributors: Tony Carfagnini Donna Williams E.M. Hall June Callwood Pierre Burton Hazel Clink Lois Yankowski Laurie Hill Josephine Stadden Wages for Housework Committee Toronto Berdina Holder Sallie Shun
Vol. 2, No. 6 (1976) Title: The Northern Woman Topics include: Alternative political institutions Critique of political authority Anti-capitalism Epilepsy Day care Thunder Bay Co-operative Nursery School Family property law Women’s treatment residence Kenora Interchange 75 – A Forum for Action on Women’s Issues International Women’s Year Tenant rights Women’s Credit Union Northern Women’s Centre Letters to the editor Poetry Art Government cutbacks to social services Research on the lives of widows Credit counselling Feminist press Feminist conference, Bolton ON Northwestern Ontario International Women’s Co-ordinating Decade Council Rape and sexual assault action group Human rights commission hearing Sex National Action Committee Mackenzie Pipeline inquiry Indian Act & sexism Indigenous rights Indigenous housing crisis Battered wives Bill (England) Grief & violence against women/femicide Sex education Authors/Contributors: Joan Packota Arend Visser Gert Beadle Wendy Peterson Laurie Hill Paulah Edwards
Vol. 2, No. 5 (1976) Title: Northern Woman: Women’s New Regional Journal Topics include: Rape legislation Editorial policy Poetry Family property law Rape crisis centre Letters to the editor Lesbian experience International Women’s Year news Rape study (University of Guelph) Art Where do we go from here conference (Confederation College) Equal pay for equal work Native women Government cutbacks to social services Women in distress Solidarity among women Feminist work at home World Conference for International Women’s Year Berlin Miss Canada Pageant Beauty contest critique Northwestern Ontario Women’s Decade Co-ordinating Council update Blue collar work Seminar of women from Canadian minorities and cultural groups Female dentist practices & students Crisis housing report Authors/Contributors: Gert Beadle Noreen Lavoie Barbara Coom Joan Packota Mallory Nueman Betty Dondertman Bonnie Hill Leslie Silver Estelle Freidlander Sally Cozens Eve Pykerman Elizabeth Birks Doreen Winko
Vol. 2, No, 4 (1975) Title: The Northern Woman: Women’s New Regional Journal Topics include: Women in Distress Editorial Policy Quality of Life Letters Social Work Social Workers Burnout Violence Against Women (Testimonial) Lesbianism & Motherhood Alcoholism Woman’s Credit Union Violence in the Media Woman & Stress Research Lakehead Social Planning Council Daycare Committee Comics Poetry Art About Northern Woman Journal About Northern Women’s Centre Suggested Readings Pioneer Women Media Representation of Women Abortion Law Repeal Male Socialization Book Reviews Rape Crisis Centre Dr. Henry Morgentaler Access to Abortion Media Representation of Black People Feminist News Port Arthur Clinic Strike Mothers on Budgets Prostitution & Patriarchy Prostitution & Victimization Authors/Contributors: M. Gibbons Bernice Cain Ruth Pat Leslie Mary Kay Burch Jacqueline Hétu Mallory Reva Bonnie Beckwoman Dorothy Redford Gert Beadle Ginger Ball Vivacia Landfors Dr. Lois Hayweiser Jack Litewka Susan Brownmiller
The Northern Woman: Women’s New Regional Journal Topics include: Editorial Policy Letters Port Arthur Clinic Strike & Allyship Women Solidarity Stereotypes & Sexism “Women’s Libber” Consciousness Raising Meetings Disarming Woman Hate Book Review Welfare for Women Housework/Unpaid Labour Gender Roles Ontario Native Women’s Association Mothers on Budgets Northwestern Ontario International Women’s Year Co-ordinating Council Report Marriage & Money Poetry Disability Justice Aging Crisis Housing for Women Kraftco Boycott Fort Frances Pioneer Women Sexism in Publishing Ontario Regional Day Care Conference Bittersweet Exhibition Women’s Studies Definitions Wages for Housework International Women’s Year Government Funding Men’s Liberation Authors/Contributors: Nena O’Neil George O’Neil Leni Gert Beadle* Marnie Smith Judy Syfers Joy Dunham