This photo is a portrait of eleven women. Back row (l-r): Mrs. Quapp, Lena Dyck, Mrs. J. Dyck, Mrs. A. Dyck (later went to Brazil), Liesa Dyck and Agatha Giesbrecht. Front row (l-r): Katie Tiellman, Anna Teichrob, Marie Brown, Mrs. P. Loewen and Mary Fehderau. "From Olga Enns' album-with permission from Elvira Goerz"
Women & 2 men preparing quilts & blankets for shipment overseas in the basement of First Mennonite Church. Barbara Cressman (in foreground) was from a countrychurch See art. in CM 4-47-5. Kitchener was 1 of 3 main centers.
This photo is of a group of women delegates and young people pictured at an Ontario MB Conference convention. The attached caption reads "Women delegates and young people are showing up at conferences in increasing numbers."
Negative also. Used in the CM 10-32-7. Women participants in the audience at one of the "sectional meetings" of the Seventh Mennonite World Cf. See art. by Katie Funk Wiebe (focusing on Mennonite dress) beside the photo. Also, a 2nd neg. taken from the platform shows the audience more fully than in the photo used.
Caption in Risk and Endurance: "The evolution of the Clothing Centre. From the church basement to the church house at the corner of Stirling and Weber. (circa 1973) Left to right: Erma Cressman, Marguerite Fretz, Mary Plummer, Edna Weber." The Centre provided low-cost clothing to people in need.
Negative also. Used in CM 7-44-8. Women from the churches prepare clothing at MCC offices for shipment overseas. Used with art. on NRRO (Ont.CHPC) Dated Nov. 2. Two copies of photo; 2nd one is 9x9. Cf. CM 6-20-1 re. women.
Women in the audience at MCCO annual meeting; good example of the variety of head coverings (& lack thereof) worn by women at the time. The 2 women at right have prayer caps, the one to their left a hat, the one at left none.
Negative also. Used in the CM 10-33-7 with art. by Katie Funk Wiebe. Women leaders on the platform during a women's sectional meeting at the Seventh Mennonite World Conference in Kitchener, Ont. Smaller copy of photo (15.5x11).