{"id":171,"date":"2021-11-24T17:55:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T17:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2021-12-02T23:43:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T23:43:58","slug":"purpose","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Objectives &amp; Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objectives for Completion\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The group\u202fstarted this project in 2000.\u202f They have worked hard on a volunteer basis, and with the help at various times of a part-time archivist and a part-time oral historian to carry out this project.\u202f<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-403 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/12\/court-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/12\/court-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/12\/court-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/12\/court-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/12\/court-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/12\/court.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/> At this point, the objective is to ensure the resources, and set the timetable for a concerted effort to complete the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Many of the women who were active after 1960 are now over 90 years old. So, it is important for us to:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:293}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Finish collecting and cataloguing archival materials<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Complete the record of oral histories to be lodged in the London Women\u2019s History Group Collection, The University of Western Ontario Archives (Western Archives)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prepare educational materials for schools<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Develop an interactive website.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Today, the mission of the London Women\u2019s History Project is:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:293}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">to raise greater consciousness of the events, organizations and individuals influential in improving the lives of women in London<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">to preserve the records of a significant period in history by establishing a permanent archive of women\u2019s history in the London area, focusing mainly on the period 1960 to 2000, and\u202fthereby&#8230;\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">to support research by historians, students, teachers and the media, as well as to enable women to better understand the genesis of many of the economic, educational and social benefits they enjoy today<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">to develop a dialogue with younger women to inspire them to continue to work toward women\u2019s true equality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Since 2004, members of the London Women\u2019s History Project have worked with staff from the University of Western Ontario Archives, \u201cWestern Archives\u201d, to locate, identify, acquire, organize, preserve and make available, subject to appropriate restrictions, various organizational records and personal papers that have been collected. Also included are transcripts of oral interviews with women who provided leadership during this period.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:293}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-406 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/12\/purpose-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/12\/purpose-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/12\/purpose-570x651.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/12\/purpose.jpg 613w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 263px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 263\/300;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">These documents, from various sources, are now preserved in the Western Archives where they form part of the \u201cLondon Womens\u2019 History Group Collection\u201d.\u202f Instructions as to accessing these materials are available\u202fhere:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:293}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What Inspired Us<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:293}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The London Women\u2019s History Project reflects the concerns of several local women, i.e., that there were no public records of the experiences and achievements of London women who were effective in making significant and permanent changes in the lives of women in the local community, particularly during the years from 1960 to 2000.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:293}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">These women feared that this special history would be lost as memories failed and women\u2019s personal and organizational documents were lost or forgotten in attics and basements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:293}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objectives for Completion\u00a0 The group\u202fstarted this project in 2000.\u202f They have worked hard on a volunteer basis, and with the help at various times of a part-time archivist and a part-time oral historian to carry out this project.\u202f At this point, the objective is to ensure the resources, and set the timetable for a concerted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":269,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-171","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/269"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/171\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/voicesofchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}