{"id":8616,"date":"2020-06-22T13:57:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T17:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/?page_id=8616"},"modified":"2024-04-23T07:17:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T11:17:53","slug":"toronto-women-history-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/explore-learn\/toronto-women-history-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Action: Toronto&#8217;s Trailblazing Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide page-hero has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-style-cut-out-title hero-feature-image has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;aspect-ratio:3\/2;min-height:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Images_Hero\/pictures-r-703.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sepia-toned image of nurses working in a kitchen plating food on long counters.\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"52% 59%\" style=\"object-position: 52% 59%\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-link-color has-text-color has-base-color has-page-colour wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-49a1b461f0be8edc41be0e65c8396e1c\">Lady Action: Toronto&#8217;s Trailblazing Women<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide max-width-80 intro-text has-page-colour has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c0ae11974904eaa67eaa4dd45068a5ac is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:7rem;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><div style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Throughout Toronto&#8217;s history, women pushed boundaries and broke the glass ceiling. Explore the stories of the suffragists, doctors, artists, and others who faced adversity and challenged the status quo. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"has-text-color has-contrast-color wp-block-wpseopress-breadcrumbs has-normal-font-size has-avenir-next-font-family wp-elements-97eea5c58fa95888cb2cec0397285b50\"><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group share-link is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Share<\/strong> [addtoany]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide map-landing-content is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p><strong>Walk in the footsteps of Toronto\u2019s trailblazing women!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore the map below from the comfort of your home or take it with you on a walk through downtown Toronto.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The shift of our 2020 tour season to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.<\/p>\n<p>This online tour was developed by Emerging Historian, Emily Gwiazda, with the support of a generous donation by Alex Pike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide map-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"mapsvg-8564\" class=\"mapsvg\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"map-overlay\"><h3>Choose a marker to begin your tour<\/h3><p>\nIf you&#8217;re exploring on a mobile device, please abide by all traffic and safety rules. Only look at your device when you are standing stationary in a safe location!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide map-landing-sources-section has-page-colour-tint-light is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Lorinc et al.,\u00a0<em>The Ward: The Life and Loss of Toronto\u2019s First Immigrant Neighbourhood<\/em>. Toronto: Coach House Books, 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pat Staton,\u00a0<em>Toronto Women: A Walk Through History<\/em>. 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