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In 1929, the club began planning for a new clubhouse location; they bought a mansion later that year, at 162 St. George Street. The club hosted prominent speakers and celebrated women's academic achievement, for example when it honored paleontologist
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The University Women's Club of Toronto was founded in 1903 by 22 women from seven universities, to promote women's education. They raised funds for scholarships, and provided a networking and social opportunity for women graduates.
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in England spoke to the club in 1919 about her work. In 1921, the club's vice-president, May Skinner, delivered an address to
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is a Canadian organization that was founded in 1903 to promote women's education. Its parent organization is
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The club sold its building on St. George Street in 2010, and began using the Faculty Club at the
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as its meeting space. The club marked its 120th year in 2023.
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Toronto
Ontario
English
French
Canadian Federation of University Women
www.uwctoronto.ca
Canadian Federation of University Women
Margaret Robertson Watt
Women's Institute
Marie Curie
Niagara Falls
Madeleine Fritz
Geological Society of America
University of Toronto


"A Club for Women"
"Social and Personal"
"Address to Mme. Curie; Miss May Skinner to Make Presentation at Niagara"
"Two for Presidency of University Women"
"University Women Completing Plans New Club House"
"Social and Personal"
"University Women's Club of Toronto celebrates 120 years"
City of Toronto Archives
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University Women's Club of Toronto fonds
How to use archival material
Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)
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