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Italian Canadian Women Oral History Collection

Italian Canadian Women Oral History Collection

Interviews collected in the 1970s and 1980s documenting the experiences of Italian women who immigrated to Canada throughout the first three quarters of the twentieth century. Between 1950 and 1975, over 100,000 Italian women came to Canada as sojourners and settlers. This collection, consisting of approximately 100 hours of interviews, documents the experiences of Italian women who immigrated to Canada at different times throughout the first three quarters of the twentieth century. Approximately 60% of the interviews are in English and 40% are in Italian. See the Italian Canadian Photographs Collection for a selection of archival images from the period.

Contributed by Multicultural History Society of Ontario.