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3 Milton Canadian Champion | Thursday, November 7,2019 | 8 COMMUNITY STORIES TO BE SHARED OF TOWN'S 100 GREAT WOMEN DISPL AY T0 BE barriers nd made a differ- ton Historical Society, : ence in their town. members of the CFUW Mil- UNVEILED IN i NOVEMBER x m 2 w @ > Pe) wo 8 hgarbutt@metroland.com There's a member of the Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame. There's a doctor. And an Olympic gold medallist. Educators, politicians, au- thors. There's even a Sec- chair of the Canadian Fed- eration of University Wom- én (CFUW)'s 100 Years/100 Women project, "they just didn't exist in one place." With the Canadian Fed- eration of University Wom- en celebrating its 100th an- niversary, the national of- fice challenged the chapters to do something significant that focused on the accom- plishments of women in the through books and the pag- es of the Canadian Champi- on. Though it was relatively easy coming up with names from the past 50 years, the early part of the 20th centu- ry proved to be tougher. "We knew that there were a lot of unsung women and that created a lot of challenges," said Barbara Shein, the project's other co-chair. "Even if women FASM photo Fine Arts Society of Milton artists (from left) Tina Newlove, Kirsty Rutter, Kim Pilarczyk, Nancy Cuttle work on making a visual presentation of the Canadian Federation of University Women Milton's 100 Years/100 Women. Cindy Linau contacted the "It's education in an art ally towering over you," ond World War spy. area. The Milton chapter made a significant contri- Fine Arts Society of Milton form," said Nancy Cuttle, Snooks added. Even those whosetoutto embarked on the project in ~~ bution in the first halfofthe (FASM), which had experi- the project leader for FASM is currently build- recognize women's contri- January and though recog- century, if they were mar- ence with large-scale pro- FASM. ing the pillars in an empty butions to the Town of Mil- ton never expected to find such diverse group. Now they are preparing to share the varied group of women that have inspired, broken lh nizing 100 women was not their initial plan, they quickly came up with a list of 80, which they then ex- panded. With the help of the Mil- ried, they were not given credit." The next challenge was finding a way to present their research. Early in the process CFUW member BEAM BUILT-IN VACUUMS BEAM Serenity MADE IN CANADA jects, including a 33x8-foot mural at Milton District Hospital: FASM came Ruts idea of five pillar - presenting each of the cate- gories the women's contri- butions fell into (arts, advo- cacy, rural, education, pro- fessional). Beginning with 1919 at the bottom of the pil- lar up to 2019 at the top, the pillars form a timeline that The pillars will be made will be made entirely of cardboard, to ensure that they are transportable, but this will be a far cry from your Grade 8 science fair project. Five artists will lay- er and paint the cardboard and use collage techniques to create a three-dimension- al presentation of the wom- en and their stories. "It will give it such a storefront in the Milton Mall next to Northern Re- flections. The public is _in- vited to stop by and che on their progress. The fin- ished product will go on dis- play for six weeks at the Holcim Gallery at the Fir- stOntario Arts Centre Mil- ton beginning Nov. 19. "It will be a powerful sto- ry of the women in Milton," Snooks said. "There are 2019 Limited Edition SC375 Vacuum | visually depicts how lives physical presence," Cuttle some really strong women Ai overlapped, or how contri- said. "It's eight feet tall. It's andit'sinspiringto tell their * 650 Air watts butions built on previous in your face." stories of making a differ- * For homes up to 8000 sq ft accomplishments. "The stories will be liter- ence in their community." * 2-stage, 5.7" motor * Self cleaning Gore-tex Filter e Utility Valve & Muffler *10 years parts & 1 year labour warranty 30' BEAM Q Kit Includes: Electric hose, BEAM Q Power MEDICAL SOLUTIONS Evening Hours Are Now Available! = eS eA A i ANAT AAAS AAAS AMA re EE OU 555 U0 SALE ENDS Are you suffering from... December 5, 2019 VISIT YOUR LOCAL BEAM EXPERT FOR DETAILS! 550 Ontario St. South, Unit 8, Milton, ON Located in the Rad Brothers Plaza 905.864.3050 * « Serving Halton region for 12 years « Authorised dealer for Beam Central Vacuum, Miele Portable Vacuum and Vesta Range hoods * WWW. miltonvacuumine. com Hanger. Head, Telescopic Wand, Hard > " < Fgh Tool 5-iny Tod) Taolioie: a * MA aptor 2G to Round, Ho ; * [M4 Heel Pain MM Warts [Md Fungal Nails MM Corns [4 Flat Feet [M Crooked Toes [ Calluses Call for an Appointment 289-878-7334 450 Bronte St South, Unit 101 » medicalfootsolutions.com [M Bunions [M Ingrown Toenails ACUUM rowan onl] insidehalton.com