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      In this article that surveys the record of women's rights in the Caribbean, the author suggests that, despite the significant advances made during the UN Decade for Women (1975-85), women remain "largely marginalized and deprived" in Caribbean societies. The author interviewed leading scholars on Caribbean womanhood to determine the limits …

 Molson, Gerda, Niagara Advance (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada), 21 Oct 1987     Article about influential books and special events organized by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library during Ontario Public Library Week in 1987. Newspaper photograph of librarian Gerda Molson with Gerrie Barnim, children's librarian; caption reads: "Gerda Molson, librarian at the Niagara-on-the-Lake library checks the collection with Gerrie Barnim children's librarian as they …

      This article describes how the Jamaican theatre collective, Sistren, hosted workshops on issues that ranged from migration to pregnancy, child rearing, birth control, and sexual violence. Held at sugar estates and factories across the country, the workshops involved dramatic exercises to educate audiences on the social barriers faced by women.

 Brampton Guardian, 6 Oct 1987, p. 8, column 2     ...