(1/8) A collection of highlights to round off #CanadianHistoryWeek: bsky.app/profile/sexw...
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The Sex Work Historian infographic for Day 7 of Canadian History Week. The image describes the importance of preserving sex worker histories. The background of the image is of the SPOC logo, and the image contains the Historica Canada Heritage Minutes logo. The image also has the Sex Work Historian’s logo (a grey peach) and a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers’ rights).
Sex work, a part of our heritage. #CanadianHistoryWeek.
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The Sex Work Historian infographic for Day 6 of Canadian History Week. The image describes members of NAC accusing members of CORP of being pimps. The background of the image is of a bathroom stall, and the image contains the Historica Canada Heritage Minutes logo. The image also has the Sex Work Historian’s logo (a grey peach) and a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers’ rights).
Pimps, a part of our heritage. #CanadianHistoryWeek.
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The Sex Work Historian infographic for Day 5 of Canadian History Week. The image describes the charging of NOW Magazine’s owners and staff with 14 counts of communication. The background of the image is of a NOW’s logo, and the image contains the Historica Canada Heritage Minutes logo. The image also has the Sex Work Historian’s logo (a grey peach) and a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers’ rights).
Fabricated charges, a part of our heritage. #CanadianHistoryWeek.
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(6/6) Bill C-49, a part of our heritage. #CanadianHistoryWeek
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The Sex Work Historian infographic for Day 3 of Canadian History Week. The image describes one woman claiming that sex workers were using her rhubarb patch to work in. The background of the image is of a rhubarb plant, and the image contains the Historica Canada Heritage Minutes logo. The image also has the Sex Work Historian logo (a grey peach) and a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers’ rights).
Rhubarb, a part of our heritage. #CanadianHistoryWeek.
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The Sex Work Historian infographic for Day 2 of Canadian History Week. The image describes the harassment sex workers faced at the hands of residential groups during the 1980s. The background of the image is of a rottweiler, and the image contains the Historica Canada Heritage Minutes logo. The image also has the Sex Work Historian logo (a grey peach) and a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers’ rights).
Rottweilers, a part of our heritage. #CanadianHistoryWeek.
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The Sex Work Historian infographic for Day 1 of Canadian History Week. The image describes the gentrification of established sex-working areas in Toronto during the 1980s. The background of the image is of suburban houses, and the image contains the Historica Canada Heritage Minutes logo. The image also has the Sex Work Historian logo (a grey peach) and a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers’ rights).
Gentrification, a part of our heritage. #CanadianHistoryWeek.
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The Sex Work Historian Canadian History Week infographic. The image is of a maple leaf on a red background containing the Historica Canada Heritage Minute logo. The image also has the Sex Work Historian logo (a grey peach) and a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers’ rights).
(1/7) November 17 to 23 is #CanadianHistoryWeek, baby! It would be silly of me not to do something extra special this week as a Canadian historian. So, I’m doing something special!
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The Sex Work Historian’s infographic for Canadian History Week. The graphic is a picture of SWAHP’s logo. The image also features a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers’ rights) and a grey peach (The Sex Work Historian’s logo).
(1/4) For the final day of #canadianhistoryweek, I wanted to focus on an endeavour dedicated to preserving and disseminating Canadian sex work history.
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The Sex Work Historian’s infographic for Canadian History Week. The graphic is a picture of Cassie Chadwick. The image also features a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers’ rights) and a grey peach (The Sex Work Historian’s logo).
(1/7) Today’s spotlight for #canadianhistoryweek lands on Cassie Chadwick.
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The cover image for Margaret Ross' Active History article. The image is of a headline from the Windsor Star (1923). It says: "Police Arrest Six in Mercer St. Raid"
(1/2) For Day 5 of #canadianhistoryweek, I’m not focusing on an individual per se. However, here is an @activehist.bsky.social article by Margaret Ross entitled “Canadian History Shows that Sex Workers Usually Get the Short End of the Stick” (2023). activehistory.ca/blog/2023/04...
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The Sex Work Historian’s infographic for Canadian History Week. The graphic is a picture of Terri Jean Bedford. The image also features a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers’ rights) and a grey peach (The Sex Work Historian’s logo).
(1/7) I want to highlight the one/only Terri Jean Bedford for Day 4 of #canadianhistoryweek. Terri Jean Bedford is an activist, author, painter, and Canada’s most famous dominatrix.
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(19/19) People like Jamie Lee Hamilton should be named and remembered today and every day. And they should be honoured after having lived long lives- after living the lives they deserved to live. #transdayofremembrance, #canadianhistoryweek
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The Sex Work Historian’s infographic for Canadian History Week. The graphic is a picture of Penny Hoar. The image also features a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers’ rights) and a grey peach (The Sex Work Historian’s logo).
(1/5) I want to focus on sex work history during #CanadianHistoryWeek. More specifically, I want to focus on some significant people. Penny Hoar (1952-1997) was lively, exuberant, and aimed to push boundaries.
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The Sex Work Historian’s infographic for Canadian History Week, Restorative Justice Week, and Better Conversations Week. The graphic features the Canadian flag and various other elements/people to represent Canadian history. It has a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers’ rights) with the words “better conversations” on it. The image also has a grey peach (The Sex Work Historian’s logo).
(1/3) #CanadianHistoryWeek, #RestorativeJusticeWeek, and #BetterConversationsWeek are all held from November 20 to 26. Well, #BetterConversationsWeek is from November 24 to 30, but I’m counting it as part of this week. To say this is a coincidence is an understatement.
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