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fierce, A: : nie Allen, Losotay
Herbert, Kathleen Lawrence
ELLEN '. McLEAN Canadian dairywoman
climbs to ACWW presidency
By LIZ UELAHEY
VANCOUVER ( Staff) - Ellen
. McLean . who operates a dairy farm
with her husband John at Eureka,
N . S ., was elected president of the
Associated Country Women of the
World June 24 . She was in a three
way race for the presidency against
two Americans, Fayola Muchow
and Phyllis Howard .
McLean, 56, said the fact she is
an agricultural producer and a
North American will likely influ-ence
her presidency .
" We haven't had a president
from North America contributing
for a long time and no matter
where we come from, our culture
and geography affect us ."
Her rise in the ACWW or t iza-tion
can be measured in I ) ear
cycles . She joined a woman' insti-tute
in 1953 and in 1963 b>' tme
provincial president . In 19ia she
was elected president of Fedts: ted
Women's Institutes of Canad .~ nnd
in 1983, president ofACWW. f rim
1977 to 80 she was Canadian vea
vice- president .
1) orls vvance wi'm Rumi ~' rlenas li'utll 1itA1~ Jr. L, 1,
( South Africa . The two ladies in blue are Pairs .
Vivienne Labula and Miss Linda Prlantanga . They
told us they wear ^ ri ;- s if their hair is thin .
_ rnc " .1,.,,
.-_ .
, "
C1 ' I'L -
As a member of the constitution
committee, she said she firmly be-lieved
in the need for a new
ACWW constitution, and will feel
some restrictions operating under
the old . However, she is prepared to
work for the members .
. r t .
l - via l,. cCllu. g, YA' :;,
. etralia, Lerle Ewir:
members in both the developed and
developing words . The drug prob-lem
for youth every where was
identified in a workshop on child
care and health, she said, and there
are other issues of mutual con-cern
.
There are many roblems for
women associated witR the growing
use of computers and perhaps if
third world . women became aware
of them they could avoid future
pitfalls, she said . In return, women
from developed countries could
learn a lot about lobbying from
women in developing nations .
When asked whether she would
consider having a parliamentarian
at future meetings of the organiza-
A librarian by profession, sf , is tion, McLean questioned whether
chairperson of the Nova So to one could be found . It puts a
Advisory Council on the Status if
president in a very difficult ~ osmon
Women, vice chairman on the ro :
I
when dellgates come from different
commission on pensions, has bee .
parts of the world where meeting
awarded an honorary doctor of procedures may differ because of
,
laws degree for her work on behalf
varying backgrounds and cultures,
In future conferences .
McLean
of rural people and is officer of the
she said . She is optimistic the divt-said
she
hopes
to
influence
the
Order of Canada .
sions created by the ACWW con-organizers
so there are more small
stitutional debate will heal .
' workshops where women from dif-
McLean
said
her top
priority
ferent countries can share problems
while president will be to help
and concerns .
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| Title | Pine Lake History - 1976 - 1989 |
| Subject | AWI; Pine Lake Branch |
| Description | Branch History |
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| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
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| Date | 2007 |
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| Transcript | fierce, A: : nie Allen, Losotay Herbert, Kathleen Lawrence ELLEN '. McLEAN Canadian dairywoman climbs to ACWW presidency By LIZ UELAHEY VANCOUVER ( Staff) - Ellen . McLean . who operates a dairy farm with her husband John at Eureka, N . S ., was elected president of the Associated Country Women of the World June 24 . She was in a three way race for the presidency against two Americans, Fayola Muchow and Phyllis Howard . McLean, 56, said the fact she is an agricultural producer and a North American will likely influ-ence her presidency . " We haven't had a president from North America contributing for a long time and no matter where we come from, our culture and geography affect us ." Her rise in the ACWW or t iza-tion can be measured in I ) ear cycles . She joined a woman' insti-tute in 1953 and in 1963 b>' tme provincial president . In 19ia she was elected president of Fedts: ted Women's Institutes of Canad .~ nnd in 1983, president ofACWW. f rim 1977 to 80 she was Canadian vea vice- president . 1) orls vvance wi'm Rumi ~' rlenas li'utll 1itA1~ Jr. L, 1, ( South Africa . The two ladies in blue are Pairs . Vivienne Labula and Miss Linda Prlantanga . They told us they wear ^ ri ;- s if their hair is thin . _ rnc " .1,.,, .-_ . , " C1 ' I'L - As a member of the constitution committee, she said she firmly be-lieved in the need for a new ACWW constitution, and will feel some restrictions operating under the old . However, she is prepared to work for the members . . r t . l - via l,. cCllu. g, YA' :;, . etralia, Lerle Ewir: members in both the developed and developing words . The drug prob-lem for youth every where was identified in a workshop on child care and health, she said, and there are other issues of mutual con-cern . There are many roblems for women associated witR the growing use of computers and perhaps if third world . women became aware of them they could avoid future pitfalls, she said . In return, women from developed countries could learn a lot about lobbying from women in developing nations . When asked whether she would consider having a parliamentarian at future meetings of the organiza- A librarian by profession, sf , is tion, McLean questioned whether chairperson of the Nova So to one could be found . It puts a Advisory Council on the Status if president in a very difficult ~ osmon Women, vice chairman on the ro : I when dellgates come from different commission on pensions, has bee . parts of the world where meeting awarded an honorary doctor of procedures may differ because of , laws degree for her work on behalf varying backgrounds and cultures, In future conferences . McLean of rural people and is officer of the she said . She is optimistic the divt-said she hopes to influence the Order of Canada . sions created by the ACWW con-organizers so there are more small stitutional debate will heal . ' workshops where women from dif- McLean said her top priority ferent countries can share problems while president will be to help and concerns . |
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