Papers 1940-1971.--

Rowan, Reta Guenever Mary, d. 1983.

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Reta Rowan came to Canada from England in 1919, locating within a year in Edmonton where her husband, William Rowan, taught at the University of Alberta. Mrs. Rowan's interests were varied, ranging from involvement with cultural groups, such as the Folk Festival Committee, to involvement with the Alberta Adult Education Society and with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. It was, however, her work with minority groups at the civic and provincial level that claimed most of her...

Council for Canadian Unity

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Folk Festival Committee (Edmonton, Alta.)

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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

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WILPF developed out of the International Women's Congress against World War I that took place in The Hague, Netherlands, in 1915 and the formation of the International Women's Committee of Permanent Peace; the name WILPF was not chosen until 1919. The first WILPF president, Jane Addams, had previously founded the Woman's Peace Party in the United States, in January 1915, this group later became the US section of WILPF. Along with Jane Addams, Marian Cripps and Margaret E. Dungan were also foundi...

Indian Association of Alberta

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Friends of the Indians Society.

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Alberta Adult Education Association.

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