YW Calgary is thrilled to share our Canada 150 project: a creative, engaging and interactive installation highlighting the stories of 150 women, known and lost to history who have impacted Calgary during the last 150+ years.<\/p>\n<\/div>
A one-of-a-kind interactive and creative installation which encourages the audience to discover the impacts made by women in our community. Audiences are invited to explore and uncover the stories of 150 incredible women.<\/p>\n
Women have always impacted history, but not all their stories have been told. YW\u2019s She Who Dares<\/em> is a one-of-a-kind project for the Calgary community centring on sharing women\u2019s history from before confederation to today. The project celebrates Canada\u2019s sesquicentennial by highlighting and celebrating women. It\u2019s matters because many women\u2019s impact on history came during a time where women were discouraged from stepping outside their limited roles.<\/p>\n The installation outlines where 150 extraordinary women fit and when they had the greatest impact on our community. The categories show one of many ways to group these women, showing their connections and significant areas of impact.<\/p>\n<\/div> YW invited a group of women from outside of the organization to help us generate ideas and ultimately nominate and support selection. The committee helped us think through how we would respect contributions of women beyond the 150 years of Confederation and developed 150+ concept. YW hosted a public call for nominations which began in April 2017, there were posters in community centres\/coffee shops, tent cards & bookmarks at libraries, digital call out & webpage to submit.<\/p>\n After the month long nomination campaign, YW had its list and now needed to select the 150 women to be celebrated \u2013 again with help from the committee. Some goals of the selection process were to demonstrate the diverse history of Calgary; identify pioneers who took first steps for women and who had connections to YW (106 of the 150 years). YW knows some women have been missed – in the end there are 152 women (one group of three who could not be separated).<\/p>\n<\/div> Dates depicted are primary decade of impact. Click here to view filter descriptions<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>How are the women organized?<\/span><\/h2>\n
How were the women selected?<\/span><\/h2>\n
150 Women Through 150+ Years<\/span><\/h1>\n