Material Type

Recording

Date Range

[1988]

Physical Condition

Excellent

History Biographical

See attached for summary of talks.

Acquisition Source

Sir Alexander Galt Museum

Scope and Content

1 cassette tape. Approximately 55 minutes.recording of the sir alexander Galt museum sunday series speakers.side a: grace holms speaks about valentines day. February 1988?. 15 minutes.side b: sheila petherbridge speaks about women in Lethbridge. 40 minutes. Side A Gait Museum guest speaker Grace Holms speaking about the history of Valentines Day. February 1988?. Approximately 15 minutes in length. - The names of the day and the ceremonies surrounding the day have changed over the yers, but the date has remained the same. - Relates the history starting from the Roman Empire days. - Reads the Feb 14 1661 and 1662 entries from Pepe's dairy. - The tradition of sending cards started about 1750s. - Victorians did more to develop valentines cards than any other era - they became more formal and they started to be commercially manufactured. Valentine's Day became more romantic around this time. - Talks about modern Valentines Day traditions. SideB Gait Museum Sunday series guest speaker Sheila Peterbridge "Women - A Formidable Force". February 1988?. Approximately 40 minutes in length. - Talk is based on the book 100 Women in 100 Years. - Talks about Baroness Burdett Courts. - Mentions some of the first women settlers in Lethbridge. - Talks about the early career choices of women - governess, teachers, nurses - based on the women written about in the book. - Talks about Miss Grace Dainty and Mrs. Van Harleem. - Talks about Mrs. Clark operating the first beauty salon in 1919. - Talks about married women working in the music field. Many taught piano, played at concerts or dances, or played background for visiting vocalists or at the silent movies. - Talks about women and volunteer work. - Talks about the role of local women during the 1912 Dry Farming Congress. - Talks about women who served on the hospital and school boards. - Talks about the Quota Club. - Talks about Kate Andrews. - Talks about women who lived in north Lethbridge - specifically the Mike Homulos and Julia Szarko families. - Talks about the difference in equality between north side and south side women, as well as between white Anglo-Saxon Protestants and Natives, Catholics and other ethnic groups.

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

19971071006

Collection

Archive

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