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Kathleen (Kay) Livingstone (1918-1975)
Photos and transcription by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted November 2017
Photo Source - Wikipedia
This Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque can be found in Bedford Parkette on the south side of Bedford Park Avenue west of Avenue Road. Here's what it tells us.
Coordinates: 43.723579 -79.420749 |
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As the driving force behind the first National Black Women's Congress in 1973, Livingstone advanced the cause of African-Canadian women. In 1951, she founded the Canadian Negro Women's Association, a Toronto benevolent organization that encouraged pride and collective awareness in the city's Black community. Through her political activities and participation in a wide range of advocacy and volunteer organizations, she worked tirelessly to break down prejudice and to promote the equality of individuals of diverse origins, contributing to the development of a more tolerant society. This noted activist lived hear here.
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