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SUMMARY:Bomb Girls: Trading Aprons for Ammo – Munitions Production in Scarborough during World War Two
DESCRIPTION:Donations at the door or when you watch online are voluntary and only partially cover program costs. If you agree that continuing education is worth the investment\, We’d love to hear from you.\n			\n				DONATE NOW\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				A new browser tab will open the Yorkminster Park Canada Helps donation page\, please select YP Speakers Series from the dropdown menu.\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Early in the Second World War\, the Canadian government built a top-secret munitions factory in the then rural community of Scarborough just seven miles from Toronto’s downtown. The plant\, called GECO—General Engineering Company (Canada) Limited—comprised 346 acres\, 172 buildings\, and over four kilometers of underground passageways. Barbara Dickson’s book\, Bomb Girls: Trading Aprons for Ammo\, is a comprehensive\, historical record of Canada’s biggest WWII munitions plant\, GECO\, which employed over 21\,000 citizens\, predominantly women\, courageously working with high explosives around the clock during the Second World War. In this lecture\, Barbara will relate the dramatic story of the incredible contribution made by so many women so long ago. What was it really like to work in a munitions factory? Did anyone die? What were working conditions like? How closely did bomb girls resemble “Rosie the Riveter?” Barbara will draw on twenty years of research to answer these questions.  \nThis lecture is a live\, in-person event in Cameron Hall. You do not need to pre-register to attend – just show up. \nBIOGRAPHY: \nBarbara Dickson is an author\, historian\, public speaker and documentary film producer who has entertained\, educated\, and enlightened audiences for twenty-five years. She strives to educate Canadians about the phenomenal work carried out by women across the nation whose invaluable contribution helped win the Second World War and is committed to ensuring that Canada’s “bomb girls” are honoured and commemorated. Her legacy project is to found a museum on the old GECO site in Scarborough where the public can come to learn\, appreciate\, and remember the critical sacrifice women made for their country so long ago. Her 2015 book\, Bomb Girls: Trading Aprons for Ammo\, was a finalist for the Ontario Legislature’s Book Award in 2016 and turned into a documentary film in 2017. \n			\n								\n					\n												← Previous Speaker\n					\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Join our email listJoin our email list to get an email advising you of our next event\, as well as a reminder email thirty minutes before each event with a link to watch online\, for those unable to attend in person. \n				\n				\n					\n						\n						\n							Success!\n						\n						\n							\n					\n						First Name\n						\n					 \n							\n					\n						Last Name\n						\n					 \n							\n					\n						Email\n						\n					 \n							\n							\n					\n						\n							\n							Send Me A Reminder
URL:https://ypspeakersseries.yorkminsterpark.com/event/bomb-girls-trading-aprons-for-ammo-munitions-production-in-scarborough-during-world-war-two/
LOCATION:Cameron Hall\, 1585 Yonge Street\, Toronto
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