Doris Anderson Commemorative Plaque, 2015
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Resource ID
5173
Access
Open
Address
24 Front St E, Toronto, ON M5E 1X1
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2015
Historical Themes
Program Category
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Caption
Doris Anderson Commemorative Plaque, 2015
Description
Doris McCubbin Anderson was a journalist, author, and champion of women’s rights. Born in Alberta in 1921, Anderson moved to Toronto in 1945, where she held several jobs, including copywriter for the advertising department at Eaton’s. In 1951, she joined the national women’s magazine Chatelaine and, six years later, became the publication’s editor. Anderson wrote critical editorials about divorce law, birth control, child welfare, and gender inequality. Under her leadership, Chatelaine’s circulation grew to 750, 000, and was read by one in three Canadian women. In 1974, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions to publishing and to public affairs.
Anderson was appointed chair of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women (CACSW) in 1979. Two years later, she resigned in protest when the decision was made to cancel the CACSW National Conference on Women and the Constitution. She continued to lead the lobbying efforts that guaranteed gender equality under sections 15 and 28 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In 2002, she was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada for her leadership as a passionate champion of women’s rights and equality. She died in Toronto in 2007.
Marker lat / long: 43.649274, -79.373439 (WGS84)