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This is an ongoing column
highlighting events,
monuments, services, and
issues pertaining to womyn
at UNBC and beyond.
Anyone may submit their
input or event information to
Tobi or Lauren at the UNBC
Women’s Centre.

October is Women’s
History Month! This
issue, we'd like to highlight
the Elizabeth Fry Society, a
key womyn’s organization in
Prince George (and
throughout the world).

The Prince George
Elizabeth Fry Society has a
number of well-utilized
services and programs for
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womyn and youth who are
socially or economically
disadvantaged, in conflict
with the law, or victims of
crime. These programs range
from victim support services
(to deal with the effects of
victimization and _ the
confusing legal process), to
the Pathways Program (for
teen moms), to a clothing
thrift shop, and many other
areas of community service.

The Prince George E. Fry
Society is a United Way
member agency, and is
registered as a charitable
organization. For more
information, one may contact
E. Fry at 563-1113.

Who is Elizabeth Fry?
Elizabeth Fry was born in
1780, into a wealthy family,
but gave up her luxuries
when she married Joseph Fry
(a Quaker) in 1797.
When Elizabeth Fry

-became aware of the horrible

conditions in London’s
Negate Prison (no beds,
bedding, «toilets, heat,
ventilation, or light for the
four hundred womyn and
their fifty children
imprisoned there), she was so
appalled, she made prison
reform her life’s work. Her
priorities were to ensure that
these womyn and children
(some of whom were even

mutilated as punishment for
petty theft) had cleaner
surroundings, and were
educated in a trade; she
established societies for
when they were discharged.

Elizabeth was often
consulted by other countries
when new prisons were built.
She died in 1845.

Hats off to Elizabeth Fry
and all the E. Fry Societies,
for all their inspiring work!
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in the Women’s Centre.
The Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual and Transgender
Freedom Group is now
meeting regularly, Thursdays
at 3:00 p.m., in the alcove
across from the bookstore.
The women’s ‘zine, boost!
is up and running and the first
issue will be out in time for
Halloween. The submissions
deadline has been moved
back to October 23rd, so if
you have anything spooky
you'd like to contribute, drop
it by the Women’s Centre.

Thank you to everyone who
participated in Sexual
Wellness Week. We all had
a lot of fun while we learned!

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