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A laminated notice outlining the events that led to the enactment of equality rights in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Large red and white button with design of balancing scales, in black lettering: "Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value".

This is an example of paste paper, most specifically one generated with the “pull “(i.e. “pull-paper”) technique. A mixture of glue and colour pigments are applied with a brush to two sheets of paper that are imposed upon each other. Before the glue…

This shows us a variation in the rendering of roman numerals. Using a format scholar Paul Lewis calls “deep parenthesis”, an “I” flanked between by both a forward facing C and an upside down, backward facing C, would represent “1000”. And “I” before…

This collection of poetry from Québec poet, musician and actor Michel Garneau, is printed on loose leaves of paper and illustrated by Maureen Maxwell. All is housed in a leather “case” of a mosaic design, executed by artist Lise Rodrigue. This is…

The photograph is a rear view of a woman, seemingly with osteoporosis, looking out from the edge of a sidewalk.

Blue and black poster with white text and a picture of a volcano made of several heads with red hats.

This leather binding sports a large floral ornament blind-tooled into the centre of each cover, with double borders in gilt. Although printed in Madrid, this item contains the stamp of a bookseller in “Habana”. Is this perhaps a Cuban binding.

Notice advertising rally to support women workers.

Advertisement to support striking women workers.