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493:Mary Daly
285:Rita Wong
180:corporate
155:systems.
105:Vancouver
81:Vancouver
52:Vancouver
225:Chrystos
188:Victoria
127:Policies
73:feminist
691:Anjaree
681:AMASONG
250:Sky Lee
32:Founded
27:Defunct
1293:(2017)
1117:(1970)
1066:(2017)
1058:(1993)
1050:(1992)
1042:(1991)
1034:(1982)
1026:(1979)
1018:(1976)
1010:(1973)
1002:(1973)
994:(1969)
673:Groups
533:Ferron
421:People
133:sexist
71:was a
43:Canada
24:Status
1266:Curve
1074:Other
1015:Lover
983:Books
976:Media
887:Femme
857:Butch
62:Books
1242:Diva
877:Dyke
338:2022
151:and
35:1974
1420::
317:^
299:^
83:,
406:e
399:t
392:v
340:.
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