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Researchers Needed for Women's History Educational Video Series
by Ontario Women's History Network Newsletter (Winter 2004), 1/1/2004
Researchers will be needed across the country for a 13-part series on women's history in Canada called "Mother Tongue: The Other Side of History". The producer is looking for Masters or PhD students who specialise in women's or ethnic history in Canada.
The pilot program of Mother Tongue, on fugitive slave and freedom fighter Eliza Parker and the historic Black community in Buxton, Ontario has now been completed and will be broadcast on Canadian Learning Television and Book TV in February.
Broadcast times are:
TVO - Feb. 1, 2004 at 7:30 pm and Feb. 7th at 12:30.
Canadian Learning Television - Feb. 9 at 1:00 PM EST and Feb 9 at 7:00 EST.
Book TV - Feb. 17 at 9:00 PM MST and Feb 22 at 6:00 PM MST.
Researchers for the upcoming programs will cover womenÕs stories the following communities: Ukrainian, Polish, Italian, Acadian, Irish, Scottish, English, French, Finnish, Icelandic, Russian Doukhobor, Chinese, Japanese, First Nations, Vietnamese, Somali, Hispanic and Punjabi.
Any expertise in those communities would be advantageous. CVs and cover letters can be emailed to susan.poizner@sympatico.ca. These positions will be paid. For more information on the series or to find out how to order a copy of program 1, visit www.mothertongue.ca or email info@mothertongue.ca.
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Mother Tongue: A woman's history of ethnic Canada is a 13-part TV series that documents Canada's multicultural history from a female perspective. Each program tells the story of a notable woman in one of Canada's communities, including a Black fugitive slave, an Acadian mail order bride, and an Icelandic suffragette.
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